GI001 Modern techniques in geology - invited lectures

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
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 (in Czech)
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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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Presentations of current trends in geological sciences in the form of invited lectures by prominent foreign experts.
Learning outcomes
The student will get an overview of current research trends in various geological sciences. He will have an overview of the research methodology and will be able to apply his / her knowledge if needed.
Syllabus
  • Date 19.9. 2019, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geological Sciences, building 11, lecture room G2, from 12:00
  • Lecturer: Prof. Ferdinando Bosi, PhD, Department of Earth Sciences (Sapienza University)
  • Course title: Crystal chemistry and structure of spinel
  • Spinel-type compounds have a central role both in the Earth sciences and in materials science. Minerals with the spinel structure are found in a wide range of geological environments, from upper mantle to crust, and occur in extraterrestrial geological environments, e.g. the Moon, Mars and meteorites. Moreover, ceramic materials with the spinel structure show a huge range of mechanic, optic, thermoelectric and magnetic properties and, as a result, they are suitable for many applications.
  • This talk discusses the long-range crystal structures of cubic spinel oxides with different compositions. By using a large data set, empirical relations will be presented in order to show the role of steric and electrostatic interactions in determining the structural and chemical variations in spinel. By using the Bond Valence Model, the short-range structures of normal and inverse spinels will be discussed to explain the type of intracrystalline partitioning of cations over the structural sites and the structural phase transitions.
  • Brief curriculum vitae
  • Ferdinando Bosi received his PhD from Sapienza University (Rome, Italy) in 2001. He was a post-doctoral researcher first at Sapienza University and later at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden). He returned to Rome in 2008 to take up an academic position at the Department of Earth Sciences (Sapienza University) where he currently works as a researcher/professor of mineralogy. Bosi's main research focuses on systematic and crystal-chemical aspects of minerals, including tourmalines and spinels, from an experimental and theoretical viewpoint.
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  • Date 1.10. a 2.10. 2019, Faculty of Science, Kotlářská 2, Brno, boardroom at the Dean‘s office, from 10 AM
  • Lecturer: Prof Irvine Annesley (University of Lorraine / University of Saskatchewan)
  • Course title: Canadian uranium deposits: focus on Canadian unconformity-type uranium deposits
  • Uranium deposits in Canada
  • • IAEA classification (brief introduction) and characteristics
  • • Types of industrial uranium deposits in Canada
  • • Geological setting; including field relationships of each type
  • • Structures/Tectonics
  • Canadian unconformity-type (U/C-type) uranium deposits
  • • Geological setting, field relationships, size/tonnage
  • • Mineralogy and petrology; including alteration and geochemistry
  • • Controls of U mineralization (U/C, ductile >>> brittle structures, fluid/heat flow, alteration, carbon species (graphite, CM), etc.)
  • • Genetic/empirical/mineral systems models; including the source of uranium and associated metals
  • • Exploration for new deposits (geophysics, geochemistry, 3D geomodeling)
  • • Applied innovative research
Literature
  • KNÖDEL, Klaus, Gerhard LANGE and Hans-Jürgen VOIGT. Environmental geology : handbook of field methods and case studies. Berlin: Springer, 2007, 1355 s. ISBN 9783540746690. info
  • Field methods for geologists and hydrogeologists. Edited by Fakhry Assaad - Philip E. LaMoreaux - Travis H. Hughes. Berlin: Springer, 2004, xli, 377. ISBN 3540408827. info
Teaching methods
3 x 1 day short course (lecture)
Assessment methods
Students should participate in lectures (attending at least two lectures is mandatory).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Nutná je účast nejméně na dvou přednáškách. Za účast bude udělen zápočet.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2018/2019.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: v pátek, konat se budou dva bloky přednášek po 4 hodinách.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022.
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