GA860 Petrologie exotických magmatických hornin

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslava Gregerová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslava Gregerová, 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
The exotic igneous rock What are lamproites, carbonatites, theschenites and kimberlites? Classification and nomeclature of the lamprophyre, carbonatite, theschenite and kimberlite clans. Identification and nomenclature of closely related rock types. Global distribution, igneous associations. Field geology and petrology - Macroscopic and microscopic description. Cognate mineralogy. Whole-rock geochemistry: major and minor oxides, CIPW normative composition, trace elements. Inclusion suites: macrocrysts, xenocrysts, xenolists etc. Plutonic and volcanic equivalents. Nature, origin and evolution (differentiation) melts. Petrogenesis of individual magma-types. Economic geology.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
kolokvium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2002.
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