Study Programmes 2015-2016
| GEOL0223-1 | ||||||||
| Complement of tectonics | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 15h Th, 15h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| 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 second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| (1) Special types of deformations (in particular, diapirism). (2) Lithosphere and plate tectonics (definition of the lithosphere, tectonic plates and their frontiers, mantle convection, causes of the tectonic plates movement and stress sources in the lithosphere, oceanic lithosphere vs. continental lithosphere, isostasy). (3) Extension tectonics (from continental rift to oceanic gulf, passive margins, mid-ocean ridges and oceanic spreading). (4) Transform faults (oceanic faults, continental faults). (5) Orogenesis (subduction chains, obduction chains, collision chains, intracontinental chains, ancient chains, gravitational collapse). (6) A special technique for structural analysis: the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Understanding of scientific publications on the subject. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Prerequisite: Tectonics. 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 consist of case studies. | ||||||||
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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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| No recommended readings. There are currently no lecture notes. | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (analysis of documents illustrating an example of structures studied during the course). | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||