Study program:
Geology (II semester -PhD) |
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Name of subject: Petrology of Ophiolite |
Instructors:
Prof. Danica Srećković - Batočanin |
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Status: Optional |
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ECTS: 10 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
Introducing with the importance of ophiolites in reconstruction of geological past of an area. Tectonic setting and geodynamics. Significance of metamorphic rocks in their base, i.e. metamorphic sole. |
Learning Outcomes:
qualifying for fieldwork and desk-jobs (microscopic determination of rocks from the ocean crust and those from the mantle), interpretation of geochemical data, P-T conditions of metamorphism as the key for conditions during the closure of an ocean. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Introducing with ophiolites: tectonites- mantle rocks and cumulates - rocks from the ocean crust. Leucocratic assemblages. Geochemistry and genesis of ophiolites. Metamorphic rocks underlying ophiolite complexes. Ophiolite melange. Mechanism of the ophiolite emplacement. Ophiolites in Serbia. Practical teaching
Exercises by use of microscope (determination of rocks and their fabric and mineral composition). Creation of diagrams and their interpreting. |
Suggested Reading List:
- Robert G. Coleman, 1977: Ophiolites. 228, Springer-Verlag
- Wakabayashi, J. & Dilek, Y. 2000. Spatial and temporal relationships between ophiolites and their metamorphic soles: a test of models of forearc ophiolite genesis. Geological Society of America - Special Paper, 349: 53–64
- Woodcock, N.H., Robertson, A.H.F. 1977. Origins of some ophiolite related metamorphic rocks of the Tethyan belt. Geology, 5: 373-376.
- Karamata, S. 2006. The geodynamical framework of the Balkan Peninsula: its origin due to the approach, collision and compression of Gondwanian and Eurasian units. In: ROBERTSON, A.H.F. & MOUNTRAKIS D. (eds.), Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterran
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Conduct of the Course:
classic lectures including audio-visual methods. The use of microscope is obligatory. |
Fund hours:
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Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Written exam | 50 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Class Participationа | 10 | | Practical Classes | 10 | | Seminars | 30 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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