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Course: Mineralogy and Petrology

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Course title Mineralogy and Petrology
Course code KGE/XMP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kapusta Jaroslav, Mgr.
  • Jirásek Jakub, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Mineralogy and natural sciences. Principles of morphological crystallography. Crystal classes. Principles of crystal structure. Basic conceptions of structural crystallography. Physical properties of minerals. Optical properties of minerals. Origin of minerals, minerals of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Descriptive mineralogy. The classification and characterization of some major rock-forming minerals. Petrology and significance and methods of the petrological research. Rocks and minerals. Properties of rocks. Origin and mineral composition of igneous rocks. Textures and structures of igneous rocks. Classification of igneous rocks. Origin of the sedimentary rocks. Mineral composition, textures and structures of sedimentary rocks. Classification and characterization of some sedimentary rocks. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. Contact and regional metamorphism. Mineralogical composition of metamorphic rocks. Characterization of the fabric of metamorphic rocks. Products of the contact and regional metamorphism.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Teaching takes the form of lectures and exercises in which the students acquainted with the basic properties of minerals and rocks At the same time, samples of the most important rock-forming minerals, the main types of magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are demonstrated to them. The condition for obtaining the credit is at least 80% attendance at seminars. The exam is oral and includes a practical part based on exercises.
Recommended literature
  • Barker, A. J. (1994). Introduction to metamorphic textures and microstructures. Blackie Academic and Professional. London etc.
  • Bucher, K., Grapes, R. (2011). Petrogenesis of metamorphic rocks. Springer Verlag Heidelberg etc.
  • Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zussman J. (1997). Rock-forming minerals, Volume 1A, Orthosilicates. The Geological Society London.
  • Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zussman J. (1997). Rock-forming minerals, Volume 1B, Disilicates and Ring Silicates. The Geological Society London.
  • Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zussman J. (1997). Rock-forming minerals, Volume 2A, Single-chain Silicates. The Geological Society London.
  • Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zussman J. (1997). Rock-forming minerals, Volume 2B, Double-chain silicates. The Geological Society London.
  • Giacovazzo C. ed. (2002). Fundamentals of Crystallography. Second edition, 825 p.. Oxford University Press, New York.
  • Hibbard, M. J. (1995). Petrography to petrogenesis. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs.
  • Le Maitre, R. W. (1989). A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms. Blackwell scientific publications, Oxford-London-Edinburgh-Boston-Melbourne.
  • Winter, J. D. (2001). An introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology. Prentice-Hall Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025