Learning Outcomes
During the course, the students are expected to:
• Recognize the various products of volcanic activity
• Understand the correlation between tectonics and magmatism
• Understand the engineering geological problems of volcanic rocks
• Understand the geological structure of Santorini and the relations among different rock types
• Link theoretical knowledge with practical applications during field work
• Adapt to field conditions
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Geology of Attikocycladic zone. Geology of Cyclade Islands.
• Pre-volcanic basement of Santorini
• Minoan eruption phases, 1613 B.C.
• Main phases of the Minoan eruption, Riva
• Paleosoil
• Rock slope stability of volcanic formations
• Akrotiri volcanism, 2 Ma – 500 ka
• Akrotiri faults
• Scoria cones, 450 – 340 ka in Red Beach
• Slope stabilty-hazard and risk assessment of rockfalls along Red Beach
• Akrotiri Archeological Site
• Vlihada (Minoaneruption, 1613 B.C., 4thphase)
• Perissa- Pre-volcanic basement
• Fira fault
• Nea Kameni (Nea Kameni lavas, 1570 – 1950 A.D.)
• Palea Kameni (Palea Kameni lavas, 47 B.C. – 726 A.D.)
• Thirasia (Observations along caldera walls)
• Oia (Observations along caldera walls)
• Skaros (Observations along caldera walls)
• Seismicity of the broader area – Monitoring Network – The earthquake of 1956
• Stromatolites – Kolumbo
• Mikros Profitis Ilias – Peristeria Volcano, 530 – 430 ka
• Fault in gand the Kolumbo line
• Megalo Vouno (Scoria cone, 60 – 40 ka)
• Oia Ammoudi Red Ignimbrite, 40 ka, Riva – Lava – Scoriae
• Oia Ammoudi– Rock slope stability measures
• Oia (Goulas) – Undermining of old castle of Goulas foundation and slope stability of pyroclastic slopes
• Kolumbo tephra 1650 A.D.
• Kolumbo cape -Tuffrings, 60 – 40 ka, Stromatolites, faults
Keywords
Volcanology, Igneous Petrology, Tectonics, Technical Geology, Seismisity