PřF:G7081 Regional Geology of the World - Course Information

G7081 Regional Geology of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

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

Tue 15:00–16:50 Gp,02006

Prerequisites (in Czech)

!NOW( PdF:ONLINE_A English Online ) && ! 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 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 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

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

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: Výuka proběhne v podzimním semestru akademického roku 2008/2009.

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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