PřF:G1141 Optical Microscopy in Geology - Course Information

G1141 Optical Microscopy in Geology

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Václav Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Nela Doláková, 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.

Timetable

Mon 9:00–10:50 01015b, Tue 15:00–16:50 01015b, Wed 10:00–11:50 01015b, Fri 11:00–12:50 01015b

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( G1061k Mineralogy I || G1061 Mineralogy I )&&( G3021k Petrology I || G3021 Petrology I )&&( G1081k Palaeontology I || G1081 Palaeontology I ) && ! G2141 Minerals and Rock Microscopy && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/42, only registered: 0/42, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/42

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the and of this course, students should be able to: independently work with polarisation microscope and binocular magnifying glass and work with basic principles of minerals optics identify basic rock-forming minerals and microfossils.

Syllabus

• 1. Basic information about optical property of minerals 2. Working with polarization microscope 3. Working with binocular magnifying microscope 4. Identification of basic minerals:quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, olivine, pyroxene, hornblende 5. Identification of basic types of microfossils: Foraminifera, Ostracoda, Porifera, Conodonta

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
• POKORNÝ, Vladimír. Základy zoologické mikropaleontologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1954, 650 s. info

Assessment methods

Teaching methods: practical exercises with microscope Written test and practice credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G3141 Microscopy for Bc. students
  (G2141||G1141)&&kredity_min(90)  
• G5531 Practical preparation of geological sections
  typ_studia(ND) && (G1141||G1141k)  

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