PřF:G8520 Petrochemical classifications

G8520 Petrochemical classifications and computer treatment of petrological data

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Miroslava Gregerová, CSc. (lecturer)

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Prerequisites (in Czech)

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

Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, M-GE, specialization Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrography)

Syllabus

1) History of the evolution of classification calculation schemes: mineralogical, chemical, qualitative, quantitative 2) Classification of igneous and effusive rocks, lamprophyres, carbonatites and melilitic rocks 3) Classification of metamorphosed rocks 4) Classification of sedimentary 5) Possibilities of utilisation of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel programs for evaluation of petrological data 6) The MINCALC code and its application in classification of selected mineral groups, in thermobarometry and in principal rock classifications and plots 7) Ternary, binary and discrimination diagrams, compatibility Recommended literature: Manuáls of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Gregerová M. (1989): Klasifikační přepočty vyvřelých hornin.- Učební texty MU. Brno. Gregerová M., Suk M. (1991): Návrh k pojmenování a klasifikaci metamorfovaných hornin.- Nakl. Gabriel. Praha Gregerová M., Suk M. (1991): Klasifikační principy metamorfovaných hornin.- Učební texty MU. Brno.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002.