G5081k Geochemistry I

Faculty of Science
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
3/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Pracný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc. (lecturer)
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
! G5080 Geochemistry I &&! G5081 Geochemistry I
G1061 Mineralogy G3021 Petrology I High school chemistry.
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
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The lecture is an introductory course to one of the basic geological disciplines on the bachelor level. Students are familiarized with the chemical composition of Earth and its changes, with basic processes of its chemical evolution and tools of geochemistry research.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, origin of elements, cosmochemistry, 2. Geochemistry of Solar system and Earth, 3. Radioactive isotopes, 4. Stable isotopes, 5. Binding, structure and surfaces, 6. principles of thermodynamics, 7. Dynamics of processes, 8. Fluid envelopes of Earth, 9. Weathering, sedimentation and diagenesis, 10. Geochemistry of metamorphic processes, 11. Geochemistry of magmatic processes, 11. Organic geochemistry, 13. Elements distribution, applied geochemistry, 14. Environmental geochemistry.
Literature
    required literature
  • Geochemie. Edited by Vladimír Bouška. Praha: Academia, 1980, 555 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • DREVER, James I. The Geochemistry of Natural Waters. Prentice Hall, 1997, 450 pp. ISBN 0-13-272790-0. info
  • KRAUSKOPF, Konrad Bates and Dennis K. BIRD. Introduction to geochemistry. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995, 647 s. ISBN 0070358206. info
  • HOVORKA, Dušan and Miloš SUK. Geochemie geologických procesů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 140 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class exercises, tests
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Dle plánu distanční výuky.
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/~jzeman/Course/Geoch/geochemistry.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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