541-0569/06 – Applied Mineralogy and Petrography (AMP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geological EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2016/2017Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
MAL70 doc. Ing. Jiří Mališ, Ph.D.
SLI60 prof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Knowledge and comprehension of properties and utilizationation of minerals and rocks. Recognize and describe minerals rock textures and structures. Students should learn: Collect fundamentals of research of rocks and minerals. Describe, clarify and interpret processes of material cycle. Apply analytical methods to describe minerals and rocks. Ilustrate knowledge in examples of utilization of rock.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The definition of physical and chemical properties of “industrial” nonsilicate and silicate minerals. Technical utilisation of rocks. Criteria for the utilisation of rocks as crushed aggregate and ornamental stones. Primary and secondary raw materials for glass making and stoneware manufacturing. Petrositales as part of glass ceramics. Anthropogeneous deposits as a source of non-traditional raw materials in cement, building and other industries. Genetic types of coals, macropetrographical classification, micropetrographical classification, maceral groups, microlithotypes.

Compulsory literature:

Kogel, J. E. et al. Industrial minerals and rocks. Comodities, Markets and Uses. Society for Mining, metalurgy and Exploration, Littleton, Colorado, USA, 2006. Raymond, L. Petrology : the study of igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rocks. WCB/McGraw-Hill, Boston, c1995.

Recommended literature:

Tomkeieff, S. I. Dictionary of Petrology. John Wiley and Sons, New York, c1983. Taylor, G. H. et al. Organic Petrology. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin, Stuttgart, 1998.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Zkouška z určování nerostů s písemnou přípravou.

E-learning

Other requirements

The study of recommended literature.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. The definition of physical and chemical properties of “industrial” nonsilicate and silicate minerals. 2. Technical utilisation of rocks. 3. Criteria for the utilisation of rocks as crushed aggregate and ornamental stones. 4.Primary and secondary raw materials for glass making and stoneware manufacturing. 5. Petrositales as part of glass-ceramics. 6. Anthropogeneous deposits as a source of non-traditional raw materials in cement, building and other industries.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2016/2017 Winter semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  18 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Optional lectures. The condition for passing the course is to master the materials according to the content of the course. 70% participation in exercises, correct elaboration and submission of assigned tasks, written and oral exam.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Optional lectures. The condition for passing the course is to master the materials according to the content of the course. Optional participation in exercises, correct elaboration and submission of assigned tasks, written and oral exam.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2021/2022 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2110) Geological Engineering (2101T003) Geological Engineering P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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