SOMMA Roberta

A) Geology and stratigraphy of the Inner Zones of the Alpine Chain: Arco Calabro-Peloritano The knowledge on the geological evolution of the Paleozoic and Meso-Cenozoic lands, belonging to different stratigraphic-structural units of the Arc, as well as on the geological mapping of the territory with geological maps, at various scales, are updated. B) Geology of the external areas of the Alpine chain: Western Sicilian Maghrebids These researches are aimed at updating the geological mapping of the territory with geological maps, at various scales, and their relative geological regional classification. C) Geological mapping of the Sicilian territory The research on geological mapping for the CARG Project was carried out in Sicily at the 1.10.000 and 1.25.000 scale (Sheet 601 Messina - Reggio di Calabria, F. 607 Corleone). D) Stratigraphy of the Triassic lands of the Inner Zones of the Western Mediterranean Alpine Range Research on the Triassic deposits of the Alpine Chain's Alpine Zones concerns lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic analysis, facies analysis and reconstructions of the relationships between sedimentation and tectonics. D1 - Lithostratigraphic analysis Lithostratigraphical analyzes are carried out on the Triassic lands belonging to the Malaguide and Alpujarride Complexes (Cordillera Betica, Spain) and to the Alì-Gioiosa Vecchia unit (Monti Peloritani). D2 - Biostratigraphy analysis Biostratigraphic analyzes are carried out on the Triassic lands belonging to the Alpujarride Complex (Betic Cordillera). D3 - Analysis of facies Facies analyzes on the Triassic lands belonging to the Alpujarride Complex are dealt with. D4 - Relations between sedimentation and tectonics These studies show that the Triassic Soils of the Alpujarride Complex were deposited on a platform during the manifestation of a tectonic extensional sin-sedimentary connected with the Pangea rifting process. D5 - Relationship between sea level and tectonic fluctuations These researches show the relationships between the oscillations of the sea level and the tectonic extensional sin-sedimentary (Complex Alpujarride, Gador-Turon unit). E) Biostratigraphy of the oligo-miocene soils of the internal zones of the Alpine chain of the western Mediterranean F) Agricultural, Environmental and Territorial Geology G) Forensic Geology H) Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage