PřF:G2060 Mineralogy II - Course Information

G2060 Mineralogy II

Extent and Intensity

3/2. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

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.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

ukončení předmětu Mineralogie I

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

1/ Introduction to descriptive mineralogy (crystallochemical classification of minerals, mineralogical nomenclature, mineral, variety, mineral assemblages and paragenesses) 2/ Processes of the origin of minerals: magmatic, pegmatitic, hydrothermal, metamorphic, metasomatic, hypergenic 3/ The native elements: Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Fe, As, Sb, Bi, diamond, graphite, S, Se 4/ Sulfides: tetrahedral (sphalerite, wurtzite, chalcopyrite, bornite), octahedral (galena, pyrrhotite, niccolite, mixed tetrahedral and octahedral (pentlandite), with unusual coordination (molybdenite, millerite, cinnabar, covellite, chalcocite, argentite), complex sulphides (pyrite, marcasite, arsenopyrite, skutterudite, stibnite, boulangerite, tetraedrite, proustite, pyrargyrite, realgar, orpigment) 5/ The halide minerals: halite, sylvite, carnallite, fluorite, cryolite, atacamite 6/ Oxides and hydroxides: tetrahedral ( the SiO2 minerals, zincite, periclase), oktahedral (hematite, corundum, ilmenite, rutile, anatase, brookite, cassiterite, pyrolusite, columbite, mixed tetrahedral and octahedral (magnetite, spinel, chromite, franklinite, chrysoberyl), cubic (uraninite), with unusual coordination (cuprite). Gibbsite, brucite, manganite, goethite, lepidocrokite, diaspore, boehmite, limonite, bauxite. 7/ The sulfate minerals: anhydrous (anhydrite, baryte, celestite, anglesite), hydrous (gypsum, chalcanthite, melanterite, epsomite, alunite) 8/ Carbonates: calcite structure type (calcite, magnesite, siderite, rodochrosite, smithsonite), dolomite structure type (dolomite, ankerite), aragonite structure type (aragonite, witherite, strontianite, cerussite), other structures (malachite, azurite) 9/ Nitrates and borates: nitratite, niter, boracite, colemanite 10/ Chromates and molybdates: scheelite, wulfenite, crocoite, wolframite 11/ Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates: xenotime, monazite, triphylite, apatite, pyromorphite, vanadinite, erythrite, annabergite, vivianite, wavellite, autunite, torbernite 12/ The silicate minerals: a/ The network silicates: feldspars (orthoclase, microcline, sanidine, albite, anorthite, celsiane, hyalophane), feldspatoides (analcime, leucite, nepheline), polucite, beryl, cordierite, sekaninaite, zeolites b/ The layer silicates: apophyllite, talc, pyrophyllite, muscovite, paragonite, biotite, flogopite, lepidolite), chlorites, serpentine group, prehnite, kaolinite, glaukonite c/ The chain silicates: the pyroxenes (enstatite, hyperspene, diopside, hedenbergite, augite, jadeite, spodumene), the amphiboles (antophyllite, tremolite, actinolite, amphibole, glaucophane), the pyroxenoids (wollastonite, rodonite) d/ The ring silicates: turmalines, axinite, dioptase e/ The single tetrahedral structures: fenakite, willemite, olivine group, chondrodite, garnet group, the Al2SiO5 minerals, staurolite, chloritoide, titanite, topaz, zircon, dumortierite f/ The double tetrahedral structures: melilite group, zoisite and epidote group, vesuviane

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zkoušku možno skládat až po složení zkoušky z G1060

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