GD221 Actual topics of mineralogy

Faculty of Science
autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination), k (colloquium), graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
Ukončené magisterské studium geologie. Předmět je určen pro doktorský studijní program geologie.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/200, only registered: 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Problems of morphological description of minerals, their crystals and aggregates. Photodocumentation. Macro- and Microscopic study of minerals. Problems of X-Ray diffraction analysis, methods, STADI-P Diffractometer, Visual PowderX Software, PDF-1,-2 data. Crystal chemistry of minerals, clasification diagrams, empiric formulas. Genetic aspect of minerals, assemblages, paragenesis. New informations about topographical mineralogy of the studied areas.
Syllabus
  • Problems of morphological description of minerals, their crystals and aggregates. Photodocumentation. Macro- and Microscopic study of minerals. Problems of X-Ray diffraction analysis, methods, STADI-P Diffractometer, Visual PowderX Software, PDF-1,-2 data. Crystal chemistry of minerals, clasification diagrams, empiric formulas. Genetic aspect of minerals, assemblages, paragenesis. New informations about topographical mineralogy of the studied areas.
Literature
  • KLEIN, Cornelis and Cornelius S. HURLBUT. Manual of mineral science : (after James D. Dana) [Klein, 2002]. 22nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, xii, 641 s. ISBN 0-471-25177-1. info
  • NESSE, William D. Introduction to mineralogy. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, xv, 480. ISBN 9780199859764. info
Assessment methods
Customized teaching, class discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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