G8421 Paleokarst

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jiří Otava, CSc. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (deputy)
doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Jiří Otava, CSc.
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
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 get the students know about the phenomenon of paleokarst, its theoretical and terminological fundament. Practical examples of paleokarst studies during the base geological mapping are presented. The use of field and laboratory methods for the study of paleokarst is submitted.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, student will understandn:
1. definition of basic terms: karst period, karst phase, karst event;
2. basic characteristics of the paleokarst phenomena, its use in ore and non-ore deposits geology (bauxite, hydrocarbons tec.);
3. main paleokarst phenomena of the limestone areas of Moravia;
4. basic methods of absolute and relative dating of paleokarst and caves;
5. methods of prove and definition of paleokarst phenomena.
Syllabus
  • Practical part:
  • 1. Devonian limestones of Moravia, what can be seen from their paleokarst history;
  • 2. Scenario of the Middle Devonian paleokarst development;
  • 3. The possibilities of field geological documentation of karst phenomena;
  • 4. Bauxites of Montenegro, genesis, importance for the economics of the country;
  • 5. Project of the subtrranean hydropowerstation Ombla by Dubrovnik, Croatia;
  • 6. Geology and deep verticals: case study from the Maganik Mts., Montenegro;
  • 7. Iron deep Abyss, Maganik, Montenegro
  • Theroretical part:
  • 1. general terminology;
  • 2. review of world and home deposits caused by paleokarst history;
  • 3. methods of absolute dating of caves and palekarst;
  • 4. methods of relative dating in the karst regions;
  • 5. mapping of the speleomorphic units.
Literature
  • James, N.P. – Choquette eds. (1988): Paleokarst: New York, Springer- Verlag, 416 p.
  • Osborne, R.A.L. (2005): Dating ancient caves and related palaeokarsts,– Acta Carsologica, v. 341, 51 – 72. Postojna
  • Paleokarst : a systematic and regional review. Edited by Pavel Bosák. Vyd. 1. Prague: Academia, 1989, 725 s. ISBN 8020000321. info
Teaching methods
The teaching method is a combination of powerpoint presentations based on own results and on compilation of literature from last years and decades. A part of presentation is in Englisch accompanied by czech description and vice versa. Students are asked to solve some simple tasks during lessons and final colloquium. All presentations are consequently put on the internet pages of the seminar.
Assessment methods
The assessment means a combination of presence (more than 75% is usual) and of results of the final written test or answers during the final colloquium.
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 jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2023.
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