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Course title:
Geology
Course number:
541-xxxx
Supervising
institute:
Institute of Geological Engineering
Course guarantee:
doc. Ing. Radomír Grygar, CSc.
Credits:
5
Duty:
compulsory
Level of study:
undergraduate
Teaching language:
Czech
Year:
1
Semester:
summer
Intended for the
type of study:
bachelor
Hours per week:
2+2
Link to website:
Intended for
faculties:
HGF
Way of completion:
credit and
examination
Prerequisites:
Mineralogy and petrography
Co-requisites:
None
Appears in
prerequisites:
No
Learning outcomes
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The student demonstrates knowledge:
 in geological structure of the Earth
 in genesis of geological phenomena and processes
 in interrelationships of geological bodies
The student can:
 work with geological data
 read geological and derived maps
 use basic fictions /procedures leading to the evaluation of geological documentation
The student is able to:
 classify basic geological phenomena
 evaluate geological operating documentation
Teaching methods (representation of individual methods must be
quantified in %)
Lectures
Exercises
Individual work
-35 %
-35 %
- 30 %
Annotation
Geology - its disciplines, cycle of geological processes, internal and external geological processes,
hypothesis of the formation of the Earth and geotectonic hypotheses, structure and composition of
the Earth, the theory of tectonic plates, layer and strata - regularities in the sequence of strata,
introduction to stratigraphy. Time in geology, basic stratigraphy laws. Secondary structures.
Continuous structures – flexures and folds, faults and their classification, nappe structure, fissures
and cleavage, magmatism, volcanism, pyroclastics, accompanying volcanic phenomena,
metamorphosis - the structure of metamorphic rocks, exogenous dynamics, weathering, landslides,
geological activity of water, karst formations, geological activity of glaciers.
Compulsory literature
Kumpera, O. a kol. (1988): Všeobecná geologie, SNTL Praha.
Cháb, J. a kol. (1983): Desková tektonika, Knihovna ÚÚG Praha.
Geologie – výukové multimediální texty (http://geologie.vsb.cz/geologie/default.htm)
Praktika z geologie (http://geologie.vsb.cz/PraktikaGeologie/default.htm)
Recommended reading
Nauka o Zemi pro technické obory (http://geologie.vsb.cz/jelinek/nauka.htm)
Grotzinger J. et al. (2007): UnderstandingEarth, 5thedition, W.H. Freeman and Company.
PlummerCh.C., McGeary The Late D., CarlsonD.H. (2004): Physical Geology, McGrawHillHigher
Education, Boston.
Requirements for providing the education
Dataprojector
Methods of continuous checking knowledge during the semester
During the semester, knowledge is checked by elaborating separate projects in the exercises.
Outline of lectures
1) Geology, its disciplines, auxiliary sciences and working methods. Cycle of geological
processes. Internal and external geologic factors, their significance for the evolution of the
Earth. Exogenous and endogenous dynamics.
2) The Earth’s body. Earth formation hypothesis and geotectonic hypotheses. Geophysical
evidence of the structure and composition of the Earth. The shape and movements of the
Earth. Earth's continental and oceanic crust, its origin and development. Fundamentals of the
theory of isostasy. The pressure in the Earth’s body. Natural stress field, stress redistribution.
Thermal field of the Earth.
3) The theory of lithospheric plates.
4) The theory of the layer and strata - Layer and its parts, thickness of layers, surface stability,
depth of layers, map representation. Internal and external signs of stratification sediments,
effects on bedding planes. Importance of layer characters to determine the stratigraphic
hanging rock and bedrock, to determine the type of sedimentation and sedimentary
environment.
5) Sets of layers. Regularity of strata sequence, cyclicality, rythmicality, importance for
stratigraphy and technical practice. The relationship between the sets of layers concordance, discordance and its types, signs in maps. Facies, facial ratio of the sets of layers
and types of facies transitions, litofacial research.
6) Introduction to stratigraphy. Time in geology, basic stratigraphy laws. Relative and absolute
stratigraphy. Local and chronostratigraphic units and scales. Stratigraphic correlations.
7) Secondary structures. Continuous structures - flexures, folds, their shapes, classification of
folds.
8) Faults and their geometric - kinematic classification. Systems of faults. Nappe structure.
Tectonic fissures associated with folds and faults. Cleavage.
9) Magmatism: magma and its properties. Types of intrusive and hypoabyssal bodies, their
classification.
10) Volcanism, lava and its properties, solid volcanic rocks, volcanic mountains. Types of
volcanoes. Pyroclastics. Accompanying volcanic phenomena.
11) Metamorphosis - types of metamorphosis. Metamorphic facies. The structures of
metamorphic rocks.
12) Earthquakes - causes, genesis, classification.
13) Exogenous dynamics. Mechanical and chemical weathering. Mantlerock. Soil, composition,
properties and types. The effect of gravity on the Earth's surface, landslides.
14) Geological activity of water. Geological activity of streams and lakes. Geological activity of
the sea. Underground water. Karst formations. Geological activity of glaciers. Geological
effects of the wind.
15) Human activities and their impact on the Earth and environment.
Outline of exercises
1) Spatial orientation of geological bodies, measuring by geological compass, map structural
tags
2) The basic procedures of solving the spatial orientation of geological elements using graphical
methods - stereographic projections
3) Solution of simple geometric problems using projection networks
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
Contour diagrams and their evaluation
The thickness of layers, depth of layers
Methods of imaging geological structures, stereograms
Intersections of the geological surface with topography, construction of breakthrough curves
Image of faults in geological and structural maps according to the shift final image – bases of
solving kinematics of faults
9) Construction of geological sections and maps
10) Exogenous dynamics - Quaternary geology
Exam question topics
1) The cycle of geological processes. Internal and external geological factors, their significance
for the evolution of the Earth.
2) The Earth’s body. Earth formation hypothesis and geotectonic hypotheses. Geophysical
evidence of the structure and composition of the Earth. The shape and movements of the
Earth.
3) Earth's continental and oceanic crust, its origin and development. Fundamentals of the
theory of isostasy. The pressure in the Earth’s body. Natural stress field, stress redistribution.
Thermal field of the Earth.
4) The theory of lithospheric plates.
5) The theory of the layer and strata - Layer and its parts, thickness of layers, surface stability,
layer depth, map representation. Internal and external signs of stratification sediments,
effects on bedding planes.
6) Importance of layer characters to determine the stratigraphic hanging rock and bedrock, to
determine the type of sedimentation and sedimentary environment.
7) Sets of layers. Regularity of strata sequence, cyclicality, rythmicality, importance for
stratigraphy and technical practice. The relationship between the sets of layers concordance, discordance and its types, signs in maps.
8) Facies, facial ratio of the sets of layers and types of facies transitions, litofacial research.
9) Time in geology, basic stratigraphy laws. Relative and absolute stratigraphy. Local and
chronostratigraphic units and scales. Stratigraphic correlations.
10) Secondary structures. Continuous structures - flexures, folds, their shapes, classification of
folds.
11) Faults and their geometric - kinematic classification. Systems of faults. Nappe structure.
Tectonic fissures associated with folds and faults. Cleavage.
12) Magmatism: magma and its properties. Types of intrusive and hypoabyssal bodies, their
classification.
13) Volcanism, lava and its properties, solid volcanic rocks, volcanic mountains. Types of
volcanoes. Pyroclastics. Accompanying volcanic phenomena.
14) Metamorphosis - types of metamorphosis. Metamorphic facies. The structures of
metamorphic rocks.
15) Exogenous dynamics. Mechanical and chemical weathering. Mantlerock. Soil, composition,
properties and types.
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
The effect of gravity on the Earth's surface, landslides.
Geological activity of water. Geological activity of streams and lakes.
Geological activity of the sea. Underground water. Karst formations.
Geological activity of glaciers.
Geological effects of the wind.
Terms for completing the course
Task name
Task type
Credit and examination
Credit
Credit and examination
Credit
Examination
Examination
Maximum number
of points
(credit for
subtasks)
100 (100)
33 (33)
67 (67)
Minimum
number of
points
51
17
34