G7411 Meteorites and impact structures

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Dziková (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. rer. nat. (deputy)
Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. rer. nat. (deputy)
prof. RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. rer. nat. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course rewiews informations about meteorites and its clasification and about impact structures, their origin and description. It is focused to deepen knowledges of student about new investigations and methods used to studying meteorites.This course is given in czech.
Syllabus
  • Meteorites, their clasification, mineral composition, origin, famous falls of meteorites; impact structures, their origin and types,impact metamorphose and products, important impact events in history.
Literature
  • NORTON, O. Richard and Lawrence A. CHITWOOD. Field guide to meteors and meteorites. London: Springer, 2008, xv, 287. ISBN 9781848001565. info
  • HEIDE, Fritz and Frank WLOTZKA. Meteorites : messengers from space. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995, x, 231. ISBN 0387581057. info
  • MUELLER, Robert F and Surendra Kumar SAXENA. Chemical petrology : with applications to the terrestrial planets and meteorites. New York: Springer, 1977, xii, 394. ISBN 0387901965. info
Teaching methods
block course
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2011/2012.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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