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Lecturer(s)
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Šimíček Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Urubek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Mansurbeg Howri, Ph.D.
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Kapusta Jaroslav, Mgr.
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Course content
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1) Polarized microscope and its accessories, 2) Refractive Index and mineral relief, 3) polarized light and polarizers, 4) symmetry of minerals and optical properties of uniaxial minerals, 5) Uniaxial Indicatrix, 6) Optical properties of biaxial minerals, 7) Interference colours and interference colour figures, 8) birefringence , 9) Determination of mineral sign, 10) Microscopy of uniaxial minerals under polarized light (cleavage, relief, refractory index, shape, grain size, inclusions). 11) Optical study of minerals under cross nicols (extinction angle, interference colour, birefringence). 12) Practical determination of amphiboles, pyroxenes, olivines, feldspars, feldspathoids, quartz, oxides, apatite, micas, titanite, calcite, epidote, garnets, rutile, zircon.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Goals of this course are to become familiar with the function, adjustment, and use of the petrographic microscope, to understand crystal optics and practical methods of identification of rock-forming minerals (relief, pleochroism, extinction, birefringence, etc.). The student will become familiar with most common rock-forming minerals.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written, theoretical and practical examination, attendance 100 percent (in other case it should be consulted with teacher).
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Recommended literature
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Deer W.A., Howie R.A. and Zussman J. (2013). An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. 3rd edition. The Mineralogical Society, London.
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Gribble C.D. et al. (1992). Optical Mineralogy - Principles and Practice. Springer US.
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MacKenzie W.S. and Guilford C. (1980). Atlas of rock-forming minerals in thin section. Longman Scientific and Technical, New York.
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Nesse, W., D. (2000). Introduction to mineralogy. Oxford University Press. New York - Oxford.
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Nesse, W., D. (1991). Introduction to optical mineralogy. Oxford University Press. New York - Oxford.
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