Unit FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY

Course
Earth science and environment
Study-unit Code
A004561
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi
CFU
12
Course Regulation
Coorte 2026
Offered
2026/27
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY

Code A005716
Location PERUGIA
CFU 6
Teacher Angela Bertinelli
Teachers
  • Angela Bertinelli
Hours
  • 52 ore - Angela Bertinelli
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Discipline geologiche e paleontologiche
Sector GEOS-02/B
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Fundamentals of stratigraphy. Principles of stratigraphy; definition of bed and relationships between strata; facies and facies heteropy.¿¿Fundamentals of sedimentology. The sedimentary cycle: weathering and erosion; transport and deposition (depositional processes); burial; diagenesis (physical and chemical diagenetic processes). Physical properties of sediments: grain size, fabric, and porosity. Main sedimentary structures. Principles of classification of sedimentary rocks (siliciclastic, carbonate, dolomitic, evaporitic-sulfate, and siliceous): composition, texture, grain structure, and rock identification. Sedimentary environments (siliciclastic, carbonate, and evaporitic systems).¿¿Laboratory and field exercises: identification of the main sedimentary lithotypes; examples of stratigraphic logs; the Umbria–Marche stratigraphic succession. ¿

INTRODUCTION TO TECTONICS

Code A004722
Location PERUGIA
CFU 6
Teacher Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi
Teachers
  • Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi
Hours
  • 57 ore - Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Discipline geologiche e paleontologiche
Sector GEOS-02/C
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)