PETROGENESIS
COD. 1001277
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italiano
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The main objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the magma generation in the different geodynamic environments through time
Course contents summary
Mid-ocean ridge magmatism
Mantle plumes and oceanic islands
Mantle plumes and basaltic plateaux
Arc magmatism
Collisional granitoids
Continental rift magmatism
Introduction to Archean and Proterozoic terranes
Crystalline basements in Italy
Ophiolites from the Alpine-Apennine system
Plio-Quaternary magmatism from Central-Southern Italy
NAME OF LECTURER
TORELLI Luigi
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010/2011
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
UNIT COORDINATOR: TORELLI Luigi
CONTACT HOURS: 24
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 51
