G6940 Microscopy of minerals and rocks

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jindřich Štelcl, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Václav Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jindřich Štelcl, CSc.
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
Course objectives
Optical properties of minerals (refractive index and its measurement, birefringence, colour and pleochroism, interference colours, extinction, character of zone, optical character of mineral and its determination. Work with polarisation microscope. Optically isotropic minerals (garnet). Optically uniaxial minerals (quartz, zircon, apatite, tourmaline, carbonate). Optically biaxial minerals (olivine, andalusite, sphene, pyroxenes, amphiboles, epidote group, serpentine group, chlorite group, mica group, glaukonite, feldspars). Microscopy of selected igneous rocks (granite, granodiorite, quartz-diorite, aplite, pegmatite, rhyolite, syenite, trachyte, diorite, andezite, gabbros, bazalts, peridotite, pyroxenite, amphibolite). Microscopy of selected sedimentary rocks (conglomerate, sandstone, quartzite, schists, limestones). Microscopy of selected metamorphic rocks (contact schists, phyllite, mica schist, gneiss, marble, green schists, amphibolite, eclogite, serpentinite, granulite).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002, Spring 2003.
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