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| GEOL0029-4 | Tectonics
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Olivier Bolle |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Study of brittle deformation: joints, tension gashes and faults. Study of ductile deformation: cleavage and lineation, boudinage, shear zones, folds (geometric analysis, folding process, secondary structures in folds). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Recognition and interpretation of tectonic structures, from the scale of the thin section to the regional scale (map). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Prerequisite: course of General Geology. There is no recommended optional programme component. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Theoretical lectures, using a Power Point presentation. Practical works of two types: (1) exercises and (2) recognition and interpretation of tectonic structures based on different materials (samples, photographs, maps). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings:
(1) Gidon, M. (1987). Les structures tectoniques. Manuels & Méthodes 15, B.R.G.M., Orléans, 206 p.
(2) Mercier, J. & Vergely, P. (1999). Tectonique (2nd ed.). Dunod, Paris, 206 p.
(3) Ramsay, J.G. & Huber, M.I. (1983). The techniques of modern structural geology. Academic Press, Londres, 700 p. (in 2 Vol.).
(4) Twiss, R.J. & Moores, E.M. (2007). Structural geology (2nd ed.). Freeman and Company, New York, 736 p.
There are currently no lecture notes. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination, with one theoretical question and a recognition of tectonic structures from samples and photographs. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Olivier Bolle
Dpt. of Geology - Bd. du Rectorat, 15 (B20) - 4000 Liège
E-mail address: olivier.bolle@ulg.ac.be
Phone: +32 4 3662260
Fax: +32 4 3662921 |
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