Soil Geology and Applications
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: Second semester
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course aims to provide knowledge for the interpretation of the stratigraphic evolution of the Lombardy Basin to reconstruct processes (causes and effects) at local, regional and global scales.
FRONTAL LESSONS:
· The geological timescale. Time-scale principles (Timescales).
· The Alps, pre-Alpine and Alpine evolution and the evolution of the Tethys Ocean.
· The Lombardy Basin. The succession of the Lombardy Basin records the main sedimentary events caused by local, regional and global geological events.
· elaborations/exercises on sequences analyzed during the excursions
· Alpine tectonics
FIELD WORK
During the excursions, some stratigraphic sequences will be analyzed to trace back from the facies analysis to the regional geological evolution.
FIELD SURVEY
Ten days of independent geological survey
FRONTAL LESSONS:
· The geological timescale. Time-scale principles (Timescales).
· The Alps, pre-Alpine and Alpine evolution and the evolution of the Tethys Ocean.
· The Lombardy Basin. The succession of the Lombardy Basin records the main sedimentary events caused by local, regional and global geological events.
· elaborations/exercises on sequences analyzed during the excursions
· Alpine tectonics
FIELD WORK
During the excursions, some stratigraphic sequences will be analyzed to trace back from the facies analysis to the regional geological evolution.
FIELD SURVEY
Ten days of independent geological survey
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of stratigraphy, sedimentary geology (sedimentology, facies, paleontology), structural geology, and analytical methods used in the field.
Teaching methods
FRONTAL LESSONS: theory, discussion post-excursions, reading geological maps, literature
FIELD ACTIVITY: stratigraphic analyses of Mesozoic sequences from the Lombardy Basin
FIELD SURVEY: ten days of field survey
FIELD ACTIVITY: stratigraphic analyses of Mesozoic sequences from the Lombardy Basin
FIELD SURVEY: ten days of field survey
Teaching Resources
PPTs and lecture notes available on ARIEL or TEAMS.
Field guides specifically prepared
Textbooks and scientific papers
Geologic maps
Field guides specifically prepared
Textbooks and scientific papers
Geologic maps
Assessment methods and Criteria
On-going tests through discussion during the excursions and classroom exercises. Produce a geological map and present the results publicly.
GEO/01 - PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOECOLOGY - University credits: 3
GEO/02 - STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY - University credits: 3
GEO/03 - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY - University credits: 3
GEO/02 - STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY - University credits: 3
GEO/03 - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY - University credits: 3
Field activity: 48 hours
Practicals: 12 hours
Lessons: 32 hours
Practicals: 12 hours
Lessons: 32 hours
Shifts:
Didattica Obbligatoria di Terreno
Professors:
Erba Elisabetta, Felletti Fabrizio Bruno, Zucali MicheleProfessor(s)
Reception:
8:30-12:30 14:30-17:30
Dipartimento Scienze della Terra "A. Desio" - Geologia-III piano