1: INTRODUCTION |
The external geological cycle. |
3: METEORIZATION, SOILS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS |
Meteorization and erosion, types and velocities.
Soil formation and soil types.
Formation and classification of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
Diagenesis |
5: THE COASTAL ZONE |
Terminology associated to the coastal zone. Coastal environments. Morfodynamics. |
7: GRAVITATIONAL PROCESSES |
Gravitational processes in emerged and underwater areas. |
PRACTICALS |
Practical 1: Drawing geological sections.
Practical 2:Analysis of maps and geological sections. Calculations dip and strike and thicknesses of layers. Unconformities
Practical 3: Space representation in geology: contour maps of marine sediment thickness.
Practical 4: Identification of sedimentary rocks. Calculation of the CaCO3 content of marine sediments. |