GA931 Clay minerals

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Juraj Franců, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Slavomír Nehyba, Dr. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Dalibor Všianský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Jurenka (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Dalibor Všianský, 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
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
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Course objectives
To acquaint students with clay minerals as important minerals of weathering and sedimentary processes.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course there will be students - know the basic clay minerals and methods of their determination - able to interpret data on clay minerals
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of clay minerals. 2. Systematic mineralogy of clay minerals. 3. Methods of study. 4. Origin and importance of clay minerals. 5. Examples of clay mineral research.
Literature
  • DEER, W. A., R. A. HOWIE and J. ZUSSMAN. Layered silicates excluding micas and clay minerals. 2nd ed. London: Geological Society, 2009, xii, 314. ISBN 9781862392595. info
  • WEISS, Zdeněk and Miloš KUŽVART. Jílové minerály : jejich nanostruktura a využití. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 281 s. ISBN 8024608685. info
  • MOORE, Duane Milton and Robert C. REYNOLDS. X-ray diffraction and the identification and analysis of clay minerals. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, xviii, 378. ISBN 0195087135. info
  • ESLINGER, Eric and David R. PEVEAR. Clay minerals for petroleum geologists and engineers. Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.: SEPM, 1988, 1 svazek. ISBN 0918985730. info
Teaching methods
lectures, excercises
Assessment methods
written test
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: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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