G7321 Plate Tectonics and Orogeny

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
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
Thu 13:00–13:50 Gp,02006, Thu 14:00–15:50 Gp,02006
Prerequisites
( G4100 Structural geology || G4101 Structural geology || G4101k Structural geology ) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
The student should be familiar with basic terminology structural geology. Completion of the course G4101 is a condition for students of the Bachelor's degree in Geology.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Student will be taught about the principles of plate tectonics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to solve:
- simple tasks from a plate tectonics quantitatively, graphically or numerically
- simple tasks from geometry of orogens
Syllabus
  • Axioms of plate tectonics
  • Types of boundaries between two plates and their geometry
  • Types of triple junction points and their stability
  • Volocity diagrams
  • Plate tectonics in plane - graphical solution of tasks
  • Pole and rotation speed of tectonic plates
  • Plate Tectonics on a ball - Graphic Solution of Tasks
  • Causes of Plate Movement
Literature
    required literature
  • COX, Allan and R. Brian HART. Plate tectonics : how it works. Palo Alto, Calif.: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1986, xxi, 392. ISBN 086542313X. info
    recommended literature
  • MERLE, Olivier. Emplacement mechanisms of nappes and thrust sheets. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, viii, 159. ISBN 0792348796. info
  • ROWLAND, Stephen Mark and Ernest M. DUEBENDORFER. Structural analysis and synthesis : a laboratory course in structural geology. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Science, 1994, xi, 279. ISBN 0865423660. info
    not specified
  • SYKES, L. R. Plate tectonics and great earthquakes : 50 years of earth-shaking events. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019, xii, 256. ISBN 9780231186889. info
  • SCHETTINO, Antonio. Quantitative plate tectonics : physics of the earth - plate kinematics - geodynamics. Cham: Springer, 2015, xiv, 403. ISBN 9783319091341. info
  • FRISCH, Wolfgang, Martin MESCHEDE and Ronald C. BLAKEY. Plate tectonics : continental drift and mountain building. Heidelberg: Springer, 2011, viii, 212. ISBN 9783540765035. info
  • Plate tectonics : an insider's history of the modern theory of the Earth. Edited by Naomi Oreskes. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 2003, xxiv, 424. ISBN 0813341329. info
  • PARK, R. G. Foundations of structural geology. 3rd ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997, xii, 202. ISBN 0412644002. info
  • PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Interactive plate tectonics. Dubugue: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1996, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0-697-28731-9. info
  • DE PAOR, Declan G. Structural geology and personal computers. 1st ed. Oxford: Pergamon, 1996, xvi, 527. ISBN 0080431100. info
  • TWISS, Robert J. and Eldridge M. MOORES. Structural geology. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992, 532 s. ISBN 0-7167-2252-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical exercises.
Assessment methods
Written test with practical problems.
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 otevřen v podzimním semestru 2024/2025.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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