GA970 Geological thermometers and barometers

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Výběrová přednáška, určená přednostně pro IV. a V. ročník geologie.
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
Syllabus
  • 1/ The principles and sorts of geological thermometers and barometers 2/ Isotopic thermometers (graphite-carbonate, sulphide paragenesses) 3/ Graphite structure thermometer 4/ Mineral assemblages as thermometers and barometers 5/ The sphalerite geobarometer 6/ Calcite-dolomite thermometer 7/ Thermometers based on variation in chemical composition of mineral pairs (garnet-biotite, garnet-pyroxene, spinel-olivine etc.) 8/ Indications of p-T conditions by polymorphic modifications 9/ Typomorphy of minerals which indicated p-T conditions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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