Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geology (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in geology (60 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
(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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding of scientific publications on the subject.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite: Tectonics. There is no recommended optional programme component.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures, using a Power Point presentation. Practical works consist of case studies.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
No recommended readings. There are currently no lecture notes.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination (analysis of documents illustrating an example of structures studied during the course).
Work placement(s)
There is no work placement.
Organizational remarks
No remark.
Contacts
Olivier Bolle Dpt. of Geology, B20 - Sart Tilman - 4000 Liège E-mail address: olivier.bolle@ulg.ac.be Phone: +32 4 3662260 Fax: +32 4 3662921