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Applied Mineralogy and Petrography

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Course Unit Code541-0569/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLI60prof. Ing. Vladimír Slivka, CSc., dr. h. c.
MAL70doc. Ing. Jiří Mališ, Ph.D.
Summary
The definition of physical and chemical properties of “industrial” nonsilicate
and silicate minerals.
Technical utilisation of rocks. Criteria for the utilisation of rocks as
crushed aggregate and ornamental stones. Primary and secondary raw materials
for glass making and stoneware manufacturing. Petrositales as part of glass
ceramics.
Anthropogeneous deposits as a source of non-traditional raw materials in
cement, building and other industries.
Genetic types of coals, macropetrographical classification,
micropetrographical classification, maceral groups, microlithotypes.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge and comprehension of properties and utilizationation of minerals and rocks.
Recognize and describe minerals rock textures and structures.
Students should learn:
Collect fundamentals of research of rocks and minerals.
Describe, clarify and interpret processes of material cycle.
Apply analytical methods to describe minerals and rocks.
Ilustrate knowledge in examples of utilization of rock.
Course Contents
1. The definition of physical and chemical properties of “industrial” nonsilicate
and silicate minerals.
2. Technical utilisation of rocks.
3. Criteria for the utilisation of rocks as crushed aggregate and ornamental stones.
4.Primary and secondary raw materials for glass making and stoneware manufacturing.
5. Petrositales as part of glass-ceramics.
6. Anthropogeneous deposits as a source of non-traditional raw materials in cement, building and other industries.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Kogel, J. E. et al. Industrial minerals and rocks. Comodities, Markets and Uses. Society for Mining, metalurgy and Exploration, Littleton, Colorado, USA, 2006.
Raymond, L. Petrology : the study of igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic rocks.
WCB/McGraw-Hill, Boston, c1995.
KONTA, J.: Keramické a sklářské suroviny. Vydav. UK, Praha, 1982.
KUŽVART, M.: Ložiska nerudních surovin. ACADEMIA, Praha, 1984.
HANYKÝŘ, V., J. KUTZENDORFER: Technologie keramiky. Vega s. r. o., Hradec Králové, 2002.
DOPITA, M., V. HAVLENA, J. PEŠEK: Ložiska fosilních paliv. SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, Praha, 1985.
KUDĚLÁSKOVÁ, M.: Systematický přehled metamorfovaných hornin Vysoká škola báňská, Ostrava, 1991.
KUDĚLÁSKOVÁ, M.: Petrologie – sedimenty. Vysoká škola báňská, Ostrava, 1988.
KUDĚLÁSKOVÁ, M.: Petrografické praktikum : klasifikace vyvřelých hornin. Vysoká škola báňská, Ostrava, 1991.
GREGEROVÁ, M.: Petrografie technických hmot. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996. 139 s. ISBN 80-210-1427-.
Recommended Reading:
Tomkeieff, S. I. Dictionary of Petrology. John Wiley and Sons, New York,
c1983.
Taylor, G. H. et al. Organic Petrology. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin,
Stuttgart, 1998.
ZEMAN, O. Technická petrografie pro posluchače stavební fakulty. Vydavatelství ČVUT, Praha, 1979.
SLAVÍK, F., NOVÁK, J., KOKTA, J.: Mineralogie. Academia, Praha, 1974.
KOGEL, J. E.: Industrial minerals & rocks: commodities, markets, and uses. 7th ed. Littleton: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2006, xvi, 1548 s.
CIULLO, P. A. Industrial Minerals and Their Uses. 1st Ed. Westwood: Noyes Publication, 1996, 647 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 (33)17
                Other task typeOther task type33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)18
                OralOral examination67 18