1. Introduction to mineralogy, its distribution and significance. Basic concepts in mineralogy and crystallography. Basic characteristics crystalline substances. Morphological crystallography - the main crystallographic laws. Crystal symmetry, symmetry operations and elements, crystal structures, axis and their crosses, simple crystal shapes, Weiss and Miller symbols stereographic projection. Overview of selected crystal separation systems.
2. Real crystals - a natural development of crystal shape (habit of minerals, inevitable and random crystal adhesions). Basics of structural crystallography. Bravaisovy translational lattice. X-ray methods of research crystalline substances.
3. Basic chemical and physical crystallography. Geometric and chemical factor in the development of structures. Chemical bonds. The coordination numbers and polyhedra. Isomorphism, polymorphism and polytypism. The most important physical makrodiagnostic properties of minerals.
4. Optical crystallography - the most important optical properties of minerals and methods for their determination in transmitted light. Polarizing microscope.
5. Systematic Mineralogy - the principle of mineralogical system. A systematic overview of the most important minerals of the groups of elements, sulfides, halides
6. A systematic overview of the most important minerals of the groups oxides and hydroxides, nitrates, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates. Summary technical use of selected minerals and their occurrence.
7. Systematic mineralogy. The principle of classification based on silicates structure. A systematic overview of the most important group of silicate minerals – nesosilicates, sorosilicates and cyclosilicates. Its characteristics, technical merit and appearance. Rock-forming signification.
8. Systematic mineralogy. The principle of classification based on silicates structure. A systematic overview of the most important group of silicate minerals – inosilicates, phylosilicates and tectosilicates. Its characteristics, technical merit and appearance. Rock-forming signification.
9. Genetic Mineralogy - basic principles of mineral forming processes - magmatics, sediments metamorphics.
10. Introduction to petrography and basic concepts in petrography. The basic division rocks according to their origin. Igneous rocks - igneous rock formation and their division, differentiation of magma, minerals of magmatic rocks, characteristic structures and textures of igneous rocks.
11. Igneous rocks - fundamentals of chemical and mineralogical classification of igneous rocks, characteristic of basic types of igneous rocks, their appearance and practical use.
12. Sedimentary rocks - the basic processes of sedimentary rocks forming - weathering, transport, sedimentation, diagenesis. Structure and texture of sediments, rock-forming components of sediments.
13. Sedimentary rocks - principles of classification and cementation of clastic sediments, sediment system, characteristics of basic types of clastic and cementation of sedimentary rocks, their occurrence and practical use.
Metamorphic rocks - formation of metamorphic rocks, physical and chemical factors of metamorphism, types of metamorphosis. The basic structure and texture metamorphics. Rock-forming metamorphic minerals. The most important regional and contact metamorphic rocks, their occurrence and practical use. Migmatites - creation and distribution base.
2. Real crystals - a natural development of crystal shape (habit of minerals, inevitable and random crystal adhesions). Basics of structural crystallography. Bravaisovy translational lattice. X-ray methods of research crystalline substances.
3. Basic chemical and physical crystallography. Geometric and chemical factor in the development of structures. Chemical bonds. The coordination numbers and polyhedra. Isomorphism, polymorphism and polytypism. The most important physical makrodiagnostic properties of minerals.
4. Optical crystallography - the most important optical properties of minerals and methods for their determination in transmitted light. Polarizing microscope.
5. Systematic Mineralogy - the principle of mineralogical system. A systematic overview of the most important minerals of the groups of elements, sulfides, halides
6. A systematic overview of the most important minerals of the groups oxides and hydroxides, nitrates, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates. Summary technical use of selected minerals and their occurrence.
7. Systematic mineralogy. The principle of classification based on silicates structure. A systematic overview of the most important group of silicate minerals – nesosilicates, sorosilicates and cyclosilicates. Its characteristics, technical merit and appearance. Rock-forming signification.
8. Systematic mineralogy. The principle of classification based on silicates structure. A systematic overview of the most important group of silicate minerals – inosilicates, phylosilicates and tectosilicates. Its characteristics, technical merit and appearance. Rock-forming signification.
9. Genetic Mineralogy - basic principles of mineral forming processes - magmatics, sediments metamorphics.
10. Introduction to petrography and basic concepts in petrography. The basic division rocks according to their origin. Igneous rocks - igneous rock formation and their division, differentiation of magma, minerals of magmatic rocks, characteristic structures and textures of igneous rocks.
11. Igneous rocks - fundamentals of chemical and mineralogical classification of igneous rocks, characteristic of basic types of igneous rocks, their appearance and practical use.
12. Sedimentary rocks - the basic processes of sedimentary rocks forming - weathering, transport, sedimentation, diagenesis. Structure and texture of sediments, rock-forming components of sediments.
13. Sedimentary rocks - principles of classification and cementation of clastic sediments, sediment system, characteristics of basic types of clastic and cementation of sedimentary rocks, their occurrence and practical use.
Metamorphic rocks - formation of metamorphic rocks, physical and chemical factors of metamorphism, types of metamorphosis. The basic structure and texture metamorphics. Rock-forming metamorphic minerals. The most important regional and contact metamorphic rocks, their occurrence and practical use. Migmatites - creation and distribution base.