Structural Geology

Structural Geology is the field of geology which investigates the structure of the Earth's crust, ie the structure of rocks and processes, the movements and the forces produced. In particular, structural geology examines the changes caused by endogenous forces in the earth's crust, ie the creation, geometry and kinematics of the crust structures.

Objectives

The Earth is built from rocks, within which there are figures, which indicate their way of formation and evolution in the course of geological time. Furthermore all the stones have undergone the implementation of forces both during their formation and after, resulting in the rock structure. Finally, most geological phenomena occur due to the action of forces such as seismicity, transformation, sedimentation etc. Students will learn to analyze the geometry, kinematics and dynamics of the formation of structures. Objectives of the course are: a) The understanding of the structures that exist b) Geometric-kinematic and dynamic analysis of structures

Prerequisites

Structural Geology

Syllabus

This course is divided in two didactic modules, the first of which discusses the fundamentals of structural geology, the importance of primary structures, strain, deformation of rocks and their mechanical properties. The second section describes and analyzes the faults, the rocks in fault zones, the shear zones, folds, and joints and tearing. Finally, it analyzes the penetration of magmas in the crust.