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Terminated in academic year 2000/2001

Petrology

Type of study -
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-0905/00
Abbreviation PG
Course title Petrology
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Fiktivní Uživatel

Course aims

Knowledge and comprehension of genesis and classification of rocks. Recognize and describe rock textures and structures. Students should learn:
Collect fundamentals of research and classification of rocks Describe, clarify and interpret processes of rock cycle Apply analytical methods to describe rocks Ilustrate knowledge in simple examples of utilization of rock

Literature

BUCHER K. and R. GRAPES: Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. 2011, Springer Verlag Berlin, 978-3-642-38799-9, 1-368
HALDAR S.K.: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology. 2014, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-12-408133-8 , 1-338.
FROST B. R. and C.D. FROST: Essentials of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Cambridge University Press. 2014, ISBN 978-1-107-02754-1, 1-304.
Le MAITRE R. W. ed.: Igneous Rocks. A Classification and Glossary of Therm. Recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommisions on the Systematic of Igneous Rocks. 2002, Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN-13 978-0-521-66215-4 , 1-236.

Doporučená literatura

BARKER A.J.: A Key for Identification of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section. 2014, CRC Press, ISBN 978-11-38001145 , 1-182.
BOGGS S. jr.: Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks. 2009, Cambridge Univ. Press, ISBN-13 978-0-521-89716-7 , 1-600.
BUCHER K. and R. GRAPES: Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. 2011, Springer Verlag Berlin, 978-3-642-38799-9, 1-368
SEN G.: Petrology. Principles and Practice. 2014, Springer Verlag Berlin, ISBN 978-3-642-38779-9 , 1-368.


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