PřF:G5061 Economic geology I - Course Information
G5061 Economic geology I
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Přemysl Pořádek (assistant)
Mgr. Lenka Stratilová, DiS. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Tue 14:00–16:50 G1,01004, Thu 14:00–14:50 Gp,02006, Thu 15:00–15:50 Gp,02006
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
G5061/LG02: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Pořádek, M. Slobodník, L. Stratilová - Prerequisites
- ! G5060 Economic geology I &&! G5061k Economic geology I && ( (!(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 )))
Knowledge of mineralogy and petrography, basic minerogenetic and petrologic processes, structure of the Earth and the Earth crust, plate tectonics, deformation in the Earth crust, fundamentals of stratigraphy and geochemistry - 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 62 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/62, only registered: 0/62, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/62 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The principal aim is to define the mineral deposit, recognize the category of mineral deposit and evaluate its position in the human society and the natural environment. Students can discuss the main genetic aspects of principal types of ore deposits, industrial minerals and fossil fuels.
- Syllabus
- 1. EG: historical aspects of the economic geology, its sources, subject, importance and target. 2. Fundamental terminology of the economic geology. 3. Deposit as an economic subject, economics and reserves. 4. Factors affecting the importance of deposits. 5. Methods of exploration and investigation of deposits, sources and indications. 6. Classification of deposits of raw materials. 6a. Genetic classification and mineral-forming processes. 7. Raw materials for metallurgy, other industrial metals and their main sources. 8. Construction and chemical industrial minerals and their main sources. 9. Energy resources. 10. Principal environmental problems associated with exploitation of deposits and their solutions.
- Literature
- required literature
- ROZLOŽNÍK, Ladislav. Ložiská nerastných surovín a ich vyhl'adávanie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1987, 693 s. info
- recommended literature
- Evans A.M. (1993): Ore geology and industrial minerals. Blackwell science.
- DOPITA, Miloslav, Václav HAVLENA and Jiří PEŠEK. Ložiska fosilních paliv. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, 263 s. URL info
- SMIRNOV, Vladimir Ivanovič. Geologie ložisek nerostných surovin. Translated by Jaroslav Havelka - Naděžda Peřinová. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1983, 654 s. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, individual analyses of detailed tasks
- Assessment methods
- fulfilling of practical requirements (calculations, documentation of tasks), final written test - 60% of correct answers is needed to pass
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- G5061k Economic geology I
!G5060&&!G5061 && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)))
- G5061k Economic geology I
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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