Geophysical methods in tectonics
General data
Course ID: | 1300-OMGFP-GES |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
07.304
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Course title: | Geophysical methods in tectonics |
Name in Polish: | Metody geofizyczne w tektonice |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Geology |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. tektonika i kartografia geologiczna |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
4.00
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Short description: |
Courses presenting modern geophysical methods used in analyzing the issues of tectonic. |
Full description: |
Courses presenting modern geophysical methods, mainly seismic and analysis of gravity anomalies, magnetotellurics used in tectonics, enabling restoration of tectonic processes, geometry and reconstruction of tectonic structures. Classes consist of a lecture, during which students become familiar with the types of tectonic structures in fold-and-thrusts belts and internal part of cratons. Examples of recognition of structures will be discussed with using geophysical methods as: thrusts, dip-slip and strike-slip faults, folds related to the bending of the fault surface ('fault-bend folds'); folds associated with fault propagation (' fault-propagation folds') and the folds formed due to shortening above detachment horizon ('detachment folds '), ramps, duplexes, triangle zones, and a' pop-up ', will present the methods for determining the parameters of tectonic structures relevant to their reconstruction. During the course also will be presented: the method of balancing cross-sections; restoration procedures and processes for modifying the position of the layers, the use of different algorithms of balancing to reconstruct some tectonic structures. Presented are possibilities to analyze the structural evolution of selected areas. |
Bibliography: |
(in Polish) 2DMove – Manual, Midland Valley Rowan M.G. 1993, A systematic technique for the sequential restoration of salt structures, Tectonophysics, v.228, no. 3-4, 331-348. Suppe, J. 1983, Geometry and kinematics of fault-bend folding, American Journal of Science, v. 283,no. 7, 684-721. McClay K.R. 1992 Thrust Tectonics. Chapman & Hall 1-444. Nemčok, M., Schamel, S. & Gayer, R. 2005. Thrust-belts. Structural Architecture, Thermal Regimes, and Petroleum Systems. Cambridge, 1-540 Shaw H. J., Connors C., Suppe J. 2004. Seismic Interpretation of Contractional Fault-Related Folds: An AAPG Seismic Atlas (AAPG Studies in Geology). |
Learning outcomes: |
After completing the course, students should be able to: identify the main tectonic structures identified by various geophysical methods; to know the possibilities of interpretation; to understand the basis of balanced structural cross sections. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Continuous assessment (ongoing preparation for classes and activities); written examination. |
Practical placement: |
(in Polish) brak |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16 |
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Type of class: |
Placement, 45 hours, 10 places
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Coordinators: | Joanna Uroda | |
Group instructors: | Stanisław Staniaszek, Joanna Uroda | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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