GD211 Microscopy for Ph.D. theses

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dalibor Všianský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:50 Go,-1012
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 chemical substances )))
Basics of light polarizing microscopy of minerals.
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
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to: to fix the ability from optical mineralogy consultation of individual problems in this topic
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - apply extended knowledge from optical microscopy of minerals in solving their dissertation topic; - to consult the problems of microscopic research of the currently processed material
Syllabus
  • 1. the optics of basic rock-forming minerals 2. the optics of special minerals 3. Microscopy of minerals and rocks after students requirement
Literature
  • GREGEROVÁ, Miroslava, Bohuslav FOJT and Václav VÁVRA. Mikroskopie horninotvorných a technických minerálů (Microscopy rock-forming and technical minerals). 1st ed. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2002, 315 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-7028-195-2. info
  • DYAR, M. Darby and Mickey E. GUNTER. Mineralogy and optical mineralogy. Illustrated by Dennis Tasa. Chantilly, Va.: Mineralogical Society of America, 2008, xxiv, 706. ISBN 9780939950812. info
  • OKRUSCH, Martin and Hartwig E. FRIMMEL. Mineralogy : an introduction to minerals, rocks, and mineral deposits. Berlin: Springer, 2020, xi, 719. ISBN 9783662573143. info
Teaching methods
microscopy, consultation, work on individual problems
Assessment methods
practical credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, 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, autumn 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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