PřF:G7081 Regional Geology of the World - Course Information

G7081 Regional Geology of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. rer. nat. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Kalvoda, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. rer. nat.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:50 Gp,02006

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! G7080 Regional Geology of the World && ! G7081k Regional Geology of the World && !NOW( G7081k Regional Geology of the World ) && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 78 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 26/78, only registered: 0/78, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/78

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 32 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course fucuses on the explanation of the geological structure of the continents as well as detailed description of main proterozoic and fanerozoic orogenesis.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to: understand and be able to explain main features of the geological structure of continents, main Proterozoic and Phanerozoic orogenies.

Syllabus

• The principles and terminology of the regional geology. The main types of the Earths crust, Lithospheric plates, Cyclicity in the development of the Earth. Evolution and division of the oceanic crust: morphological units and geology of the sea bottom. Introduction to the geology of the present oceans and seas: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic oceans, Carribean sea, Mediterranean sea, the Gulf of Mexico and Red sea. The regional geology of the continental crust: the types of the continental crust and the geological units of the continental crust (shield, orogenic belts) Geological evolution of Europe, Asia and North America

Literature

• ZIEGLER, Václav. Geologie světa. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2001, 64 s. ISBN 8024602814. info
• MÍSAŘ, Zdeněk. Regionální geologie světa. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1987, 705 stran. URL info
• Goodwin A.M., (1996): Principles of Precambrian Geology.Academic press, London.280 p
• MÍSAŘ, Zdeněk. Regionální geologie světa : přehled geologie kontinentů a oceánů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1973, 118 s. info
• THOMAS, Larry. Coal geology. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013, xi, 444. ISBN 9781119990444. info
• POHL, Walter. Economic geology : principles and practice : metals, minerals, coal and hydrocarbons - introduction to formation and sustainable exploitation of mineral deposits. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xii, 663. ISBN 9781444336634. URL info

Teaching methods

Theoretical study

Assessment methods

Lectures, written text.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2024/2025.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G7081k Regional Geology of the World
  !G7080 && !G7081 && !NOW(G7081) && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)))  

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