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Fundamentals of geology for geographers - MG421P09Z

Title:	Základy geologie pro geografy
Czech title:	Základy geologie pro geografy
Guaranteed by:	Institute of Geology and Paleontology (31-420)
Faculty:	Faculty of Science
Actual:	from 2024
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	5
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity:	90
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Additional information:	https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2042
Note:	priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	Mgr. Filip Tomek, Ph.D.
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Tatiana Tkáčiková Mgr. Filip Tomek, Ph.D.
Incompatibility :	MG421P09U
Is incompatible with:	MG421P09U

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Annotation -

The aim of the course is to learn about the internal structure of the planet, chemical composition and geodynamic processes that occur inside the Earth (composition and materials of the Earth, plate tectonics, magmatism, metamorphosis, deformation). Current ideas about the origin and evolution of our planet are outlined. Lectures in exogenous geology part are focused on lithosphere-atmosphere-hydrosphere interactions (weathering, erosion, transport, and sedimentation) with respect to morphologic evolution of selected landforms. In the lab exercises, students will learn to recognize the basic rock-forming minerals and rocks. Lectures will run in full-time attendance throughout the semester, as will the exercises, for which attendance is mandatory. There will be a total of six exercises of two hours each on an even-odd week system, with a rock recognition test on the last exercise. A detailed class schedule will be sent out to students at the beginning of the semester.

Last update: Tomek Filip, Mgr., Ph.D. (27.06.2024)

Literature -

Kachlík V., Chlupáč I. (1996): Základy geologie. Historická geologie. - Karolinum Praha. 341 pp.
Press F., Siever R. (1998): Understanding Earth. Second Edition. - W.H. Freeman and Co., 682 pp.
Plummer Ch. C., McGreary D. (1993): Physical Geology. Sixth Edition. - Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 537 pp.
Skinner, J.B., Porter S.C. (1989): The Dynamic Earth. An introduction to physical geology, sec. ed.. J. Wiley and Sons., New York. 570 p.

Presentations from lectures and exercises and protocols will be available in Moodle 2: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2042

Last update: Tomek Filip, Mgr., Ph.D. (27.06.2024)

Requirements to the exam -

Credit requirement:

compulsory attendance at the exercises
Rock recognition test - 12 samples; maximum 48 points; minimum 24 points for credit (50%), three make-up dates available during the exam period
no credit required for the exam

Exam

Written test with a combination of test questions, written answers and graphical problem solving
40 questions, each question may be scored differently, maximum possible score 60; 60-53 excellent, 52-45 very good, 44-37 good, 36-0 fail

Last update: Tomek Filip, Mgr., Ph.D. (27.06.2024)

Syllabus -

1. Introduction to geological sciences

· History of geology

· Origin and evolution of planet Earth

· Characteristics of individual geospheres (core, mantle, crust)

2. Global plate tectonics

· Concept of plate tectonics

· Lithospheric plates and their global distribution

· Origin and destruction of the Earth's crust

· Interface of lithospheric plates

· Orogenesis

3. Rock-forming minerals

· Introduction to endogenous and exogenous rock-forming processes

· Minerals, their origin, properties and rock-forming importance

4. Magmatic rocks

· Magma and igneous rocks according to geological position

· Classification according to mineral and chemical composition

· Origin and occurrence of plutonic and volcanic rocks

5. Sedimentary rocks

· Rock weathering

· Mechanisms of transport of weathered material

· Sedimentation and diagenesis processes

· Classification of sedimentary rocks

6. Metamorphic rocks

· Geological position and processes of metamorphosis

· Metamorphic zoning and facies

· Mineral associations and metamorphic reactions

· Recrystallization and formation of new minerals

· Main groups of metamorphic rocks

7. Structures and deformations

· Rock structures and textures

· Relationship of stress, deformation and resulting structures

· Brittle and ductile deformation

· Joints, faults, folds and cleavage

8. Stratigraphy

· Determination of relative and absolute age of rock bodies

· Principles of interpretation of relative age of rocks

· The key to deciphering the geological evolution of the Earth's crust

· Geological time scale

9. Exogenous Earth dynamics

· Introduction to exogenous processes

· Rock weathering

· Gravity

· Aeolian processes and deserts

10. Geological activity of water I - groundwater and glaciers

· Hydrological cycle

· Groundwater flow

· Karst phenomena

· Continental and mountain glaciers

· Glacial erosion and landscape formations

11. Geological activity of water II - rivers and lakes

· Rivers and lakes

· Erosion, transport and accumulation activity of rivers

· Lakes

12. Geological activity of water III - deltas, seas and oceans

· Wave, tide and sea currents

· Characteristics of the marine environment from coast to deep sea

· Processes and sediments in deltas and estuaries

· Marine transgression and regression

· Deep-sea sediments

Last update: Tomek Filip, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.02.2022)