PřF:G7681 Natural glass - Course Information

G7681 Natural glass

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! G7681 Natural glass
Posluchač by se měl orientovat v základech anorganické chemie a mineralogie stejně jako by měl mít základní představu o hlavních geologických dějích, zejména v oblasti magmatické petrologie.

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

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with information about definition of natural glass, possible ways of its origin, occurrences and properties. In addition, the student will be able to see a collection of natural glasses of various types and properties (eg. volcanic glass, tektites, fulgurts, impact glass, etc.)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, student will be familiar with definition of natural glass, possible ways of its origin, occurrences and its properties.

Syllabus

• - Definition of natural glass;
• - Origin of natural glasses;
• - Occurrences of natural glasses;
• - Properties of natural glasses;
• - Visit of a natural glasses collection.

Literature

• Obsidian and ancient manufactured glasses. Edited by Ioannis Liritzis - Christopher M. Stevenson. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2012, xix, 216 p. ISBN 9780826351616. info
• Tektity. Edited by John A. O'Keefe, Translated by O. A. Kirov - V. I. Kudrjašov. Moskva: Mir, 1966, 303 s. info

Teaching methods

Lecture.

Assessment methods

Written exam. In the case of a crisis pandemic situation, the course will be completed in the autumn semester of 2020 by distance form.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v podzimním semestru 2022/2023.
The course is taught: in blocks.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G7681 Natural glass
  !G7681  

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