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Terminated in academic year 1999/2000

Geology

Type of study -
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-0029/00
Abbreviation G
Course title Geology
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Fiktivní Uživatel

Course aims

The goal is to:
- teach students to recognize the basic types of minerals and rocks;
- adoption of essential features of structure and development of the Earth;
- understanding of the geological cycle;
- understanding the basic principles of the endogenous and exogenous geological processes.

Literature

GROTZINGER J. et al.: Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.2007
PARK, G.: Introducing Geology. 2018, Dunedin Academic Press.
TARBUCK, E.J., F. K. LUTGENS, D. G. TASA: Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. 2016, Pearson.
FLECHTER, C.: Physical Geology: The Science of Earth. 2014, Willey.

Advised literature

MARSCHALKO, M.: Engineering geology. VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 2005.
PLUMMER, C. C., MCGEARY, D., CARLSON, D. H.: Physical Geology. McGraw Hill, Boston, 2005.
SPENCER E.W. Geologic Maps: A Practical Guide to Preparation and Interpretation. 221p., Waveland Press, Inc.; 3 edition. 2017.
MALEY T. Field Geology Illustrated. Mineral Land Publications; Second Edition edition, 2005, 704 p.