GE111 Earth evolution for anlytical geochemists

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (příf plus uk k 1 zk 2 plus 1 > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination), k (colloquium).
Taught partially online.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jan Cempírek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jan Cempírek, 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
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Basic knowledge of geology and geography (high-school level).
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 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is providing an introduction to geological sciences to the students of the program, inlcluding introduction to the geological time, basic terms from petrology, mineralogy, plate tectonics, Earth geochemistry and its evolution in time.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- understand basic geological terminology;
- describe different methods of measuring geological time;
- describe mechanisms of the origin and evolution of the Solar system and Earth;
- describe the main concepts of plate tectonics, plate boundaries, and the main types of processes that take place on them;
- describe the principles of classification of plutonic and volcanic rocks;
- describe the mechanisms of formation and principles of classification of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks;
- describe the mechanisms of evolution of the Earth's composition over time.
Syllabus
  • 1. Origin of the solar system, Earth and Moon, composition of metorites, geological time. 2. Structure and composition of the Earth 3. Plate tectonics - history, principles, types of boundaries, orogenesis, Wilson cycle, hot spots. 4. Magmatism and igneous rocks - division and classification of plutonic and volcanic rocks. 5. Magmatic rocks and their rock-forming minerals 6. Development of magmas - crystallization and differentiation of melts, Bowen's scheme, trace elements and their distribution, the effect of fluids. 7. Volcanic rocks, processes and tectonic environments. 8. Sedimentary rocks - weathering and its types, transport, sedimentation, diagenesis, classification and division of rocks. Heavy minerals. 9. Metamorphic rocks, factors and manifestations of metamorphism, geothermal gradient, types of metamorphism and manifestations in rocks of different composition. 10. Evolution of Earth's mineralogy - evolution of mineralogical diversity and complexity since the formation of the solar system, changes at the beginning of plate tectonics, the origin of life, oxidation of the atmosphere, orogenic processes.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KACHLÍK, Václav. Základy geologie. Edited by Ivo Chlupáč. 3., nezměn. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 342 s. ISBN 9788024620084. info
    not specified
  • HAZEN, Robert M. Příběh Země : první 4,5 miliardy let: od hvězdného prachu k živoucí planetě. Translated by Lukáš Dušek. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2015, 298 stran. ISBN 9788020024015. info
  • KACHLÍK, Václav. Základy geologie. Edited by Ivo Chlupáč. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2001, 342 s. ISBN 8024602121. info
Teaching methods
lectures (on-line in the case of bad epidemiologic situation)
Assessment methods
in person exam - in the case of pandemic situation, the course will be completed by distance form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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