G6021 Geology of Slovakia

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jozef Hók, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jozef Hók, CSc.
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G6020 Regional geology ČR II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The student will become familiar with the regional geology of the internal, central and external Western Carpathians. Emphasis is placed on units located in the territory of the Czech Republic.
Learning outcomes
After completition of this cours student will become familiar with terminology of regional geology in Western Carpathinas as well as with the structural contecp of these units.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic geological division of the Western Carpathians, definition of individual units.
  • 2. Overview of geological mapping in the Western Carpathians.
  • 3. Geophysical data (Moho course, gravimetry, magnetometry, heat flux).
  • 4. Major fault zones, seismicity.
  • 5. Inner Western Carpathians - a meliata unit, a silca thrust
  • 6. Central Western Carpathians - tatricum, veporicum, gemericum
  • 7. Outter Western Carpathian - clippen belt, flysch zone, Carpathian foredeep, Vienna basin.
  • 8. Intramountine molasse basins.
  • 9. Neovolcanic rocks of the Western Carpathians.
  • 10. Pre-mesozoic Development of the Western Carpathians (D. Plašienka)
  • 11. Development of Western Carpathians in Mesozoic (J. Michalík)
  • 12. Development of Western Carpathian in Tertiary (M.Kováč)
  • 13. Development of Western Carpathians in Quaternary
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOVÁČ, Michal. Alpínsky vývoj Západných Karpát. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 96 s. ISBN 8021007710. info
  • Geologie Moravy a Slezska. Edited by Antonín Přichystal - Věra Obstová - Miloš Suk. 1. vyd. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 1993, 168 s. ISBN 80-7028-050-6. info
  • MAHEĽ, Michal. Geologická stavba československých Karpát. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1986, 503, [4] info
  • MIŠÍK, Milan. Geologické exkurzie po Slovensku. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1976, 359 s. info
    not specified
  • Geologická mapa Slovenska : 1 : 500 000 (Variant.) : Geologická mapa Slovenskej republiky : 1 : 500 000. info
  • Jozef Hók, Ondrej Pelech, František Teťák, Zoltán Németh, Alexander Nagy (2019): Outline of the geology of Slovakia (W. Carpathians). Mineralia Slovaca, 51 (2019), 31 – 60
  • The Carpathians and their foreland : geology and hydrocarbon resources. Edited by Jan Golonka - Frank J. Picha. Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006, vi, 600. ISBN 0891813659. info
Teaching methods
lecture and practice with rock samples and geological map
Assessment methods
written test, final oral exam
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: Bude otevřeno v podzimním semestru 2021/2022.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023.
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