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Regional Geology

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code541-0037/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
MAL70doc. Ing. Jiří Mališ, Ph.D.
SKU41prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
Summary
Position of Bohemian massif in framework of Variscan Europe, Moldanubian, Saxothuringian area, Kutna Hora – Svratka region, Bohemicum, Palaeozoic of the
Barrandian, Lugicum, Moravosilesian area, Brunovistulian, Permocarboniferous basins, Upper Cretaceous basin, Terciary development of the Bohemian massif,
Quarternary of the Bohemian massif, mutual relations of the Bohemian massif and West Carpathians, Outher Carpathians Belt.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the Regional Geology is to understand geological development and geological properties on the territory of Czech Republic. For the foreing students there are individually prepared study material according to country of their origin.
Course Contents
Position of Bohemian massif in framework of Variscan Europe, Moldanubian,
Saxothuringian area, Kutna Hora – Svratka region, Bohemicum, Palaeozoic of the
Barrandian, Lugicum, Moravosilesian area, Brunovistulian, Permocarboniferous
basins, Upper Cretaceous basin, Terciary development of the Bohemian massif,
Quarternary of the Bohemian massif, mutual relations of the Bohemian massif
and West Carpathians, Outher Carpathians Belt.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CHÁB et al.: Outline of the Geology of the Bohemian Massif: the Basement Rocks and their Carboniferous and Permian Cover., ČGS Praha, 2010.
Regional literature depends on territory foreign students are comming from.
COMMISSION, R.: Regional gelogical subdivision of the Bohemian Massif on the territory of the Czech Republic. J. Czech Geol. Soc., 1994. 39(1): 127-144.
DALLMEYER R.D., FRANKE W., WEBER K. (eds): Pre-Permian geology of central and eastern Europe. Springer. Berlin, 1995.
Multimediální učební texty "Regionální geologie České republiky": http://geologie.vsb.cz/reg_geol_cr/default.htm
CHLUPÁČ I. A KOL.: Geologická minulost České republiky, Academia Praha, 2002.
MÍSAŘ, J.: Regionální geologie ČSSR I. - Český masiv, SNTL Praha, 1983.
KOVÁČ, M. a kol.: Alpínsky vývoj Západných Karpát, skripta PřF MU Brno, 1993.
CHÁB et al.: Outline of the Geology of the Bohemian Massif: the Basement Rocks and their Carboniferous and Permian Cover., ČGS Praha, 2010.
Recommended Reading:
http://www.europe-geology.eu/
https://www.usgs.gov/products/maps/geologic-maps
GOLONKA, J. – PICHA, F., ed.: The Carpathians and Their Foreland: Geology and Hydrocarbon Resources – AAPG Memoir 84. – Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geologists 49–175. 2006.
Ziegler, P.A.:. Geological Atlas of Western and Central Europe. Shell International Petroleum, Maatschappij B.V., 232 pp., 1990.
DALLMEYER R.D., FRANKE W., WEBER K. (eds): Pre-Permian geology of central and eastern Europe. Springer. Berlin, 1995.
CHÁB et al.: Stručná geologie základu Českého masivu a jeho karbonského a permského pokryvu., ČGS Praha, 2008.
KUMPERA, O., VAŠÍČEK, Z.: Základy historické geologie a paleontologie, SNTL Praha, 1988.
KOVÁČ, M. a kol.: Alpínsky vývoj Západných Karpát, skripta PřF MU Brno, 1993.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18