541-0032/02 – Excursion in Mineralogy and Petrography (EMP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 0 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Štěpán Chládek, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2004/2005 | Year of cancellation | 2009/2010 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal of this subject is practical knowledge of minerals and rocks observed during field excursion in deposits and natural occurence of minerals, rocks and raw materials.
Teaching methods
Terrain work
Summary
Field trip takes the form of site visits as scheduled, at which the student is familiar with the geology of the area briefly and then with specific mineralogical or petrographical peculiarities. At the sites, students performs sampling of rocks and minerals according to the instructions leading field trips, findings recorded in the field diary. Sites have the character of quarries (active and abandoned), down, off-road outcrops. Students are required to ensure safety instructions leading tours of active operations or employees.
Compulsory literature:
COE A.E. Geological Field Techniques. 336 s., Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Geological map of the Czech Republic (in any scale)
NURRE P. Rock Identification Field Guide. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014.
MALEY T. Field Geology Illustrated. Mineral Land Publications; Second Edition edition, 2005.
Recommended literature:
PLUMMER Ch.C., MCGEARY The Late D., CARLSON D.H. Physical Geology, McGraw Hill Higher Education, Boston, 2004.
PRESS F., SIEVER R. Understanding Earth - second edition,W.H.Freeman and Copany, New York, 1998.
CHÁB J. et al. Geological map of the Czech Republic. 1:500 000.ČGS Praha. 2007.
COMPTON R.R. Geology in the Field, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Absolvování exkurze dle pokynů vedoucího exkurze.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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