G1940 Mineralogy and petrology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2000
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jindřich Štelcl, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jindřich Štelcl, CSc.
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
Course objectives
Mineralogy, position of mineralogy in natural sciences. Crystals and minerals. Origin and growth of crystals. Basic crystallographic conceptions. Crystal symmetry. Symmetry operations and elements (symmetry plane, symmetry axis, symmetry center). Symmetry notation. Measurement of crystal angles, crystal projections. Crystal classes. Twin crystals and crystalline aggregates. Principle of crystal structure, periodicity and symmetry. The lattice, the unit cell and the motif. Evidence of regular crystal structure. Bonding forces in crystals, the coordination principle. Isomorphism and polymorphism. X-ray analysis. Physical properties of minerals, symmetry control of physical properties. Specific gravity; cleavage, parting and fracture; dissolution of crystals; heat flow in crystals; electrical and magnetic properties (piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity); radioactivity and luminiscence of minerals. Colour and lustre of minerals. Optical isotropy and anisotropy. Optical properties of minerals (light velocity, refractive index and its measurement, birefringence, polarised light), polarisation microscope. Origin and associations of minerals in igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Descriptive mineralogy. The classification and characterization of some major rock-forming minerals. Petrology and significance of the petrological research. Rocks and minerals. Classification of rocks in the earth,s crust. Fundamental properties of rocks (structure, chemistry, mineral composition, physical properties). Magma and igneous rocks. Nature and sources of magmas, physical properties of magma, crystallization and differentiation of magma. Mineralogical composition of igneous rocks. Structural patterns of igneous rocks. Nomenclature and classification of more significant igneous rocks. The origin of the sedimentary rocks. Weathering of rocks. Transportation and deposition. Diagenesis. Composition and structure of sedimentary rocks. Classification and characterization of sedimentary rocks. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. Geological and petrological criteria for metamorphic processes. Conditions of metamorphism. Contact and regional metamorphism. Mineralogical composition of metamorphic rocks. Characterization of the fabric of metamorphic rocks. Products of the contact and regional metamorphism.
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 Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001.
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