PřF:GD221 Actual topics of mineralogy - Course Information
GD221 Actual topics of mineralogy
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination), k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
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
- ( (!(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 )))
Completed Master's Study of Geology. The subject is intended for the doctoral study program of geology. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Dynamic geology, tectonics and physics of the Earth (programme PřF, D-GEOLA_) (2)
- Geochemistry and hydrogeology (programme PřF, D-GEOL_) (2)
- Geochemistry and Hydrogeology (programme PřF, D-GEOLA_) (2)
- Geological Sciences (Eng.) (programme PřF, D-GE4) (2)
- Geological Sciences (programme PřF, D-GE4) (2)
- Dynamic geology, tectonics and physics of the Earth (programme PřF, D-GEOL_) (2)
- Stratigraphic geology, paleontology and sedimentology (programme PřF, D-GEOL_) (2)
- Stratigraphic geology, paleontology and sedimentology (programme PřF, D-GEOLA_) (2)
- 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.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to: - to effectively apply the methods and modern knowledge of mineralogical research in solving the topic of dissertation
- 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
- Teaching methods
- Individual study, tutorials, presentations
- Assessment methods
- Customized teaching, class discussion
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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