PřF:G1141 Optical Microscopy in Geology - Course Information
G1141 Optical Microscopy in Geology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2008
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Václav Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Nela Doláková, CSc. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. - Timetable
- Mon 9:00–10:50 01015b, Tue 15:00–16:50 01015b, Wed 10:00–11:50 01015b, Fri 11:00–12:50 01015b
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ( G1061k Mineralogy I || G1061 Mineralogy I )&&( G3021k Petrology I || G3021 Petrology I )&&( G1081k Palaeontology I || G1081 Palaeontology I ) && ! G2141 Minerals and Rock Microscopy && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
- 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 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/42 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Hydrogeology)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Paleontology - Geology)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Paleontology - Paleontology)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Geology and Environment)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE, specialization Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology)
- Geology - Museology (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-FY) (2)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GK) (2)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-IO)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Museological Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Study to Extending Teaching Qualification (programme PřF, C-CV, specialization Geology)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Geology (programme PřF, N-SS)
- Course objectives
- At the and of this course, students should be able to: independently work with polarisation microscope and binocular magnifying glass and work with basic principles of minerals optics identify basic rock-forming minerals and microfossils.
- Syllabus
- 1. Basic information about optical property of minerals 2. Working with polarization microscope 3. Working with binocular magnifying microscope 4. Identification of basic minerals:quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, olivine, pyroxene, hornblende 5. Identification of basic types of microfossils: Foraminifera, Ostracoda, Porifera, Conodonta
- Literature
- GREGEROVÁ, Miroslava, Bohuslav FOJT and Václav VÁVRA. Mikroskopie horninotvorných a technických minerálů (Microscopy rock-forming and technical minerals). 1st ed. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2002, 315 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-7028-195-2. info
- POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Základy zoologické mikropaleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1954, 650 s. info
- Assessment methods
- Teaching methods: practical exercises with microscope Written test and practice credit
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- G3141 Microscopy for Bc. students
(G2141||G1141)&&kredity_min(90) - G5531 Practical preparation of geological sections
typ_studia(ND) && (G1141||G1141k)
- G3141 Microscopy for Bc. students
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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