General and Structural Geology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-0994/03
Abbreviation	VSG
Course title	General and Structural Geology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Stratigraphy – sedimentary structures.
Genesis of the Earth, plate tectonics.
Magmatism. Magmatic bodies classification.
Metamorphosis – metamorphic phacies.
Strain analysis – deformation. Principles of strain and dynamic analysis. Geological compass – geometric analysis and statistical analysis of structure data.
Structure mapping – basic procedures.
Construction of geological maps and cross-sections.
Exogenous dynamic of the Earth, weathering, slope processes.
Water and its role in geological processes.

Literature

FOSSEN H.: Structural Geology, 2010, Cambridge University Press
NEMČOK M. et al.: Thrustbelt - Structure Architecture, Thermal Regimes and Petroleum Systems, 2005, Cambridge University Press
POLARD D.D. and R.C. FLETCHER: Fundamentals of Structure Geology, 2005, Cambridge University Press
PRICE, N. J., J. W. COSGROVE: Analysis of Geological Structures, Cambridge Univ. 1991, Press London.

Advised literature

DAVIS G.F., S.J.REYNOLDS, Ch.F. KLUTH: Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions - 2011, 3rd Edition, Wiley
PLUMMER C.C., L.D. MCGEARY and D.H.CARLSON: Physical Geology, 2005, McGraw Hill
PRESS, F., R. SIEVER: Understanding Earth, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1998, New York.
MOORES E.M. & R.J. TWISS: Tectonics, W.H. Freeman and Comp., 1-415, 1995, New York.
TURCOTTE D.L. and G. SCHUBERT: Geodynamics, 2002, Cambridge University Press. DAVIS G.F.: Dynamic Earth, 1999, Cambridge University Press.

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