PřF:G7631 Tectonophysics - Course Information

G7631 Tectonophysics

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Špaček, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

G4101 Structural geology || G4101k Structural geology

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

• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
• Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• 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, B-GEO) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
• Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)

Course objectives

Detailed view into plastic and brittle deformation of minerals and rocks. Focused to micro-scale.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to interpret main mechanisms of deformation of the rock specimen.

Syllabus

• Mechanisms of ductile deformation.
• Deformation microstructures.
• Measurement of crystallographic preferred orientations.
• Quantitative analysis of microstructures.
• Kinematic indicators on faults.
• Rheological strength profiles.

Literature

• RONG, Yonghua. Characterization of microstructures by analytical electron microscopy (AEM). Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2012, xviii, 552. ISBN 9787040300925. info
• TROUW, R. A. J., Cornelis Willem PASSCHIER and Dirk J. WIERSMA. Atlas of mylonites - and related microstructures. Berlin: Springer, 2010, 322 s. ISBN 9783642036071. info
• PASSCHIER, Cornelis Willem and R. A. J. TROUW. Microtectonics. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1996, 289 s. ISBN 3540587136. info

Teaching methods

Short courses and practical training. Work with real rocks and PC.

Assessment methods

final test, protocols

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: in blocks.

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