PřF:G4101k Structural geology - Course Information

G4101k Structural geology and geotectonics

Extent and Intensity

3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Černý, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
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)

! G4100 Structural geology
Vhodné je absolvování předmětu Všeobecná geologie

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Study to Extending Teaching Qualification (programme PřF, C-CV, specialization Geology)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to: describe principle sgeological structures, understant to principal structural processes.

Syllabus

• Structure and deformation. Force, stress on a plane, stress at a point, principal stresses, Mohr diagram. Strain in one dimension. Strain in two dimensions, strain ellipse, practical strain measurement. Strain in three dimensions, strain ellipsoide. Kinematics, pure and simple shear, kinematic markers, shear zones. Deformation mechanisms, plastic deformation, recrystalization, fracturing. Sedimentary structures, sedimentological markers. Magmatic structures. Description and classifcation of folds, mechanics of folding, refolded folds. Faults, joints and cleavage. Normal and thrust faults, strike-slip fault. Nappes.

Literature

required literature
• JAROŠ, Josef and Josef VACHTL. Strukturní geologie obecná a systematická. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978, 270 s. info
• JAROŠ, Josef and Josef VACHTL. Strukturní geologie obecná a systematická. Vyd. 1.. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978, 347 s. info
• MARKO, František and Stanislav JACKO. Štruktúrna geológia. 1. vyd. Košice: Harlequin, 1999, 181 s. ISBN 80-88896-36-3. info

recommended literature
• JAROŠ, Josef and Josef VACHTL. Strukturní geologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1992, 437 s. ISBN 8020001344. info
• KUMPERA, Otakar and Jan FOLDYNA. Všeobecná geologie. Edited by Vojtech Zorkovský. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 521 s. info
• MARKO, František. Štruktúrna geológia. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2000, 124 s. ISBN 8022312126. info

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Electronic test on PC

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• G5091 Advanced Structural Geology
• G7321 Plate Tectonics and Orogeny

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• GI221 3D modelling in Leapfrog Geo software
  G3021 || G3021k || G4101 || G4101k  
• G7321 Plate Tectonics and Orogeny
  (G4100||G4101||G4101k) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)))  
• G7321k Plate Tectonics and Orogeny
  (G4100||G4101||G4101k) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)))  
• G7631 Tectonophysics
  G4101||G4101k  

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