GD211 Microscopy for Ph.D. theses

Faculty of Science
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer), Mgr. Dalibor Všianský, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:50 Go,-1012
Prerequisites
Requirement of microscopic examination in the dissertation project. Basics of potarizing light microscopy of minerals.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to consolidate the knowledge of microscopy of minerals and microscopy of rocks in thin sections and to consult the problems of the currently elaborated dissertation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: -to fix the ability from optical mineralogy of minerals and rocks - to consult the problems in optical microscopy of the currently elaborated dissertation.
Syllabus
  • 1. The optics of basic rock-forming minerals 2. The optics of special minerals 3. Microscopy of rocks after students requirement
Literature
    recommended literature
  • GREGEROVÁ, Miroslava, Bohuslav FOJT and Václav VÁVRA. Mikroskopie horninotvorných a technických minerálů (Microscopy rock-forming and technical minerals). 1st ed. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2002, 315 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-7028-195-2. info
    not specified
  • DYAR, M. Darby and Mickey E. GUNTER. Mineralogy and optical mineralogy. Illustrated by Dennis Tasa. Chantilly, Va.: Mineralogical Society of America, 2008, xxiv, 706. ISBN 9780939950812. info
  • OKRUSCH, Martin and Hartwig E. FRIMMEL. Mineralogy : an introduction to minerals, rocks, and mineral deposits. Berlin: Springer, 2020, xi, 719. ISBN 9783662573143. info
Teaching methods
Exercise in Optical Lab
Assessment methods
writen credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, autumn 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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