Vincenzo Picotti: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2017 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Picotti |
Address | Geologisches Institut ETH Zürich, NO E 51.2 Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 81 60 |
vincenzo.picotti@erdw.ethz.ch | |
Department | Earth Sciences |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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651-3482-00L | Geological Field Course II: Sedimentary Rocks Number of participants limited to 46. Compulsory for elective majors "Geology" and "Geophysics" and BSc students Earth System Sciences UZH. BSc Geography students may attend this field course at full costs. | 3 credits | 4P | N. Mancktelow, M. Frehner, A. Gilli, S. Ivy Ochs, V. Picotti | |
Abstract | Mapping of sedimentary rocks and stratigraphic units with the final production of a geological map at 1:10.000 scale. Writing a report illustrating the main facies and characters of the units, the Quaternary surficial deposits and the tectonic structures affecting the sedimentary rocks. | ||||
Objective | Students will learn how to define mappable units at the chosen mapping scale. They are able to survey, describe and map stratigraphic units and associated tectonic features, as well Quaternary deposits, mainly of alluvial, glacial and gravity-driven origin. | ||||
Content | 7-day field course, including individual time with instructors in the field, work sessions and after-dinner discussions, and report writing. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Geography students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies). Students registering for the course confirm having read and accepted the terms and conditions for excursions and field courses of D-ERDW https://cms-author.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/erdw/department/dokumente/studium/exkursionen/AGB_exkursionen.pdf | ||||
651-3602-00L | Microscopy of Rocks This course is only for Earth Sciences BSc students ETH from fourth semester onwards (Regl 2010) and for Earth System Sciences BSc students of UZH (if places available). BSc students Earth Sciences (BSc regl 2016) must register for the new microscopy course (651-3600-00L). Course with required attendance. Unexcused absence can lead to exclusion from the course. | 3 credits | 2P | M. W. Schmidt, M. G. Fellin, N. Mancktelow, V. Picotti | |
Abstract | Use of the polarizing microscope to indentify minerals and to give a rock its proper name. Application of the main optical properties to recognize and name the common rock-forming minerals and structures in magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. | ||||
Objective | Ready to use the polarisation microscope for a rock series as may e.g. be required in the BSc thesis. Ability to identify unknown minerals on the basis of their optical properies. | ||||
Content | see above | ||||
Lecture notes | Skript of ~50 pages as handout in 1st lecture | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | First course in microscopy. This course is required for all further microscopy courses. Presence is obligatory ! Obligatory homework | ||||
651-3620-00L | Geology of the Alps Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies from UZH). | 3 credits | 2V + 2P | N. Mancktelow, E. Kissling, V. Picotti, E. Reusser | |
Abstract | Provides a practical, field-based introduction to the Geology of the Alps. | ||||
Objective | To understand the development of the Alpine orogen from initial rifting and sedimentation, through the period of collision, mountainbuilding, metamorphism and magmatism, to the current waning stages of exhumation and erosion. | ||||
Content | The following topics are covered in a chronological order, and with reference to plate tectonic processes: (1) Prealpine crust; (2) Paleozoic and Triassic; (3) Jurassic (rifting and ocean building); (4) Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (ocean); (5) Late Cretaceous (subduction and flysch); (6) Tertiary, including the Molasse and Foreland Basin; (7) Geometry and development of the Western Alps; (8) Geometry and development of the Central Alps; (9) Geometry and development of the Eastern Alps; (10) Tertiary metamorphism; (11) Tertiary magmatism; (12) Deep structure of the Alps; (13) Neogene tectonics and exhumation. | ||||
Lecture notes | Handouts are provided during lectures. | ||||
Literature | Suggested additional literature: Pfiffner, O.A. 2014. Geology of the Alps (Wiley) Trümpy, R. 1980. Geology of Switzerland: A Guide Book. Part A An Outline of the Geology of Switzerland. Wepf & Co., Basel, 104 p. Trümpy, R. 1980. Geology of Switzerland: A Guide Book. Part B Geological Excursions. Wepf & Co., Basel, 334 p. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | BSc Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies). Students registering for the course confirm having read and accepted the terms and conditions for excursions and field courses of D-ERDW https://cms-author.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/erdw/department/dokumente/studium/exkursionen/AGB_exkursionen.pdf | ||||
651-4132-00L | Field Course IV: Non Alpine Field Course Number of participants limited to 26. Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies). | 3 credits | 6P | N. Mancktelow, P. Nievergelt, V. Picotti | |
Abstract | Geological Mapping in the Jebel Akhdar window in Oman; unconformity between the Permian cover and the Proterozoic basement; excursion in the Sumail ophiolite. | ||||
Objective | Understanding of the pre-Alpine history of the Arabian Plate (southern margin of Tethys). | ||||
Content | Geological mapping in groups of 2 in Proterozoic and Palaeozoic sediments; distinguishing mappable formations and their description; sedimentological and structural analysis; visiting an ophiolite sequence; presentation and discussion of literature material related to the working area; reconstruction of the history of the area. Final group reports to be handed within the week 10-17 February in ZH. | ||||
Lecture notes | Will be handed out. | ||||
Literature | Will be distributed | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Successful participation in Field Courses I-III and success to all courses of the Bachelor. Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies). Students registering for the course confirm having read and accepted the terms and conditions for excursions and field courses of D-ERDW https://cms-author.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/erdw/department/dokumente/studium/exkursionen/AGB_exkursionen.pdf | ||||
651-4134-00L | Tectonic Geomorphology Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend the lecture but will have to pay the full amount for the field course (no subsidies from UZH). | 6 credits | 2V + 6P | S. F. Gallen, V. Picotti | |
Abstract | Course covers the theory and applications of tectonic geomorphology. Topics include the landscape response to an earthquake, use of fluvial terraces and other geomorphic markers to map uplift, methods of dating surfaces and landscapes, topographic evolution over active structures and landscape evolution of active mountain ranges. Methods include field mapping, DEM analysis and computer modeling. | ||||
Objective | To learn theoretical and practical aspects of modern tectonic geomorphology. Field course, classroom and computer-based analysis will be combined to provide hands-on experience with geomorphic data, analysis and modeling techniques. We will work as a group to address the practical questions regarding evidence for recent deformation of the northern Apennines as an integrated field and modeling study. We will learn to use a variety of geomorphic and tectonic data to map uplift rates and patterns and use this to infer subsurface faulting kinematics. | ||||
Content | Course includes a lecture component (in second half-semester) and a 9 day fieldtrip. Students should register for both components. Fieldtrip will involve collecting field data from active structures in the Northern Apennines. Lecture component will include theoretical background and analysis of data collected during fieldtrip. | ||||
Literature | Required Textbook: Tectonic Geomorphology, Burbank and Anderson, Blackwell. | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | Students should register for both lecture and field components (blockcourse). They will be graded together. Fieldtrip will be held during 1 week of the semester, typically in early May. Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend the lecture but will have to pay the full amount for this field course (no subsidies from UZH). | ||||
651-4150-00L | Sedimentary Rocks and Processes Number of participants limited to 26. Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend this field course at full costs (no subsidies). | 4 credits | 3P | V. Picotti, A. Gilli, S. Willett | |
Abstract | Students will be trained for 10 days in the field analysis of sedimentary rocks. They will learn how to measure sections, they will combine facies analysis with analysis of sedimentary structures in the field. The area of study selected for this course changes from year to year. | ||||
Objective | The students will be able to analyse and describe marine sedimentary rocks in the field and they will be able to reconstruct their depositional setting. | ||||
Content | The students will learn how to analyze sedimentary rocks in the field. The field course will include investigations of marine carbonates and siliciclastics in an alpine setting. | ||||
Literature | Will be distributed before the course | ||||
Prerequisites / Notice | BSc in Earth Sciences Some experience in geological field mapping (Geological Field Course 1 and 2 or equivalent) |