G9511 Cave deposits

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Milan Geršl, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
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
Objective of the course: to teach the students about cave deposits, the methodology of their research, the possibilities of interpreting these researches and the purpose of studying the phenomenon of cave fillings.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: Recognize individual types of cave fillings; Describe the genesis of each type of cave fill; They will propose a methodology appropriate to the research of the subject; Interpret the occurrence of individual cave fillings due to the geological development of the region.
Syllabus
  • Terminology in carsoloy and spleology
  • Types and extension of cave fillings
  • Cave sediments classical, chemogenic and other cave deposits (water, gases) - their composition and occurrence
  • Methodology of cave deposits, usable analytical methods
  • Importance of cave deposits for paleoclimatology
  • Importance of cave deposits for archeology
  • Interpretation of occurrence of cave fillings due to the geological development of the region
Literature
  • BOSÁK, Pavel. Jeskyňářství v teorii a praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Česká speleologická společnost, 1988, 215 s. info
  • HILL, A. Carol and Paolo FORTI. Cave Minerals of the World. Huntsville, Alabama: National Speleological Society, 1986, 238 pp. ISBN 0-9615093-0-9. info
  • JAKÁL, Jozef. Praktická speleológia. Martin: Osveta, 1982, 384+4. info
  • PANOŠ, Vladimír. Karsologická a speleologická terminologie. Žilina: Knižné centrum, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Lectures; Class discussion
Assessment methods
Written test. The test consists of 10 questions, 60 % of correct answers is needed to pass.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v podzimním semestru 2021/2022.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2023.
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