This course allows students to know the different continental and oceanic structures and the orogenic cycles which belong to the lithosphere.
Tectonics program 1
https://www.lithotheque.ac-aix-marseille.fr/liste_grands_evenements/orogenese_hercynienne_v3.htm
Semester 3:
Unit: UEF 321
Subject: Tectonics 1
Coeff. 3 Credit. 6
Course: 01H30 Practical work: 03h00
Teaching objectives
This course allows students to know the different continental and oceanic structures and the orogenic cycles that affect the lithosphere.
Recommended prior knowledge
The student is expected to have acquired basic knowledge on tectonics in Geology courses,
in the 1st year.
Subject content:
Course:
Introduction: Notions on the Earth's crust and the lithosphere
- The continental crust
- The oceanic crust
- Lithosphere and isostasy
Part one: Continental structures
Chapter 1: Shields and platforms
Chapter 2: Sedimentary basins
- Fault trenches: rifts
- Basins proper
- Mixed basins
Chapter 3: Crustal fissures
Chapter 4: Continental margins
- Passive margins
- Active margins and drifted island arcs
Chapter 5: Mountain ranges
- Intracontinental ranges
- Intercontinental ranges
Part two: Oceanic structures
Chapter 1: Seismically active oceanic reliefs
- Ridges
- Island arcs
Chapter 2: Oceanic reliefs seismically inactive
- Volcanic reliefs
- Non-volcanic reliefs
Practical work:
1- Reminders of cartographic concepts
Determination of the altitudes of planar surfaces on a cartographic support:
Intersection of topographic surfaces and layer limits
2- Tabular and monoclinal structures
3- Exercises and corrections on geological maps (reports)
Assessment method:
Examination and continuous assessment.
- Teacher: Mohamed BOUGARA