Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences
Academic Year 2019/2020 - 2° Year
PETROGRAFIA CON LABORATORIO
Teaching Staff
ROSOLINO CIRRINCIONE - Module Petrography - GEO/07 - 6 CFUOffice: Sezione Scienze della Terra, C.so Italia 57, 95129 Catania
Phone: 095 7195601
Office Hours: lunedì 8.30 - 10.30
Office: Palazzo Ramondetta/Corso Italia 95
Phone: 0957195738
Office Hours: Lunedì e Mercoledì dalle 9 alle 11
Learning Objectives
- Petrography
Students must be able to recognize and describe the main rock types of the earth's crust, to classify them according to modern classification schemes is based on mineralogical and chemical; describe in general terms the processes that have led to their genesis.
- Petrography
Students must be able to recognize and describe the main rock types of the earth's crust, to classify them according to modern classification schemes is based on mineralogical and chemical; describe in general terms the processes that have led to their genesis.
Detailed Course Content
- Petrography
Petrography and petrology, basic concepts; composition, structure and classification of igneous rocks; generation and differentiation of magmas; magmatic petrotectonic association. Sedimentary rocks: basic concepts and methodology; classification of sedimentary rocks. Definition, conditions and types of metamorphism; metamorphic process and metamorphic rocks.
- Petrography
Petrography and petrology, basic concepts; composition, structure and classification of igneous rocks; generation and differentiation of magmas; magmatic petrotectonic association. Sedimentary rocks: basic concepts and methodology; classification of sedimentary rocks. Definition, conditions and types of metamorphism; metamorphic process and metamorphic rocks.
Textbook Information
- Petrography
Le rocce e i loro costituenti. Lucio Morbidelli, Bardi Editore
- Petrography
Le rocce e i loro costituenti. Lucio Morbidelli, Bardi Editore
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