Introduction: Earth as a planet, development of Earth sciences, Earth’s fields, principles of the internal structure of the Earth Gravity and figure of the Earth: reference spheroid and geoid, gravity field, isostasy, rock density, gravity measurements, gravity corrections, Bouguer anomaly, regional and residual anomaly, interpretation of gravity data, gravity maps Earth’s magnetic field: origin of ... Read more
Under the supervision of instructor, student will map a small enclosed field area with the approximate size of 3 km2. During the fieldwork, student will maintain field documentation (field notebook, field map, photo documentation) and collect representative rock samples. From the acquired field data, student will prepare a fair copy map of the mapped area ... Read more
The European Alps are the most studied orogenic system in the world. The good vulnerability of the terrain provides extraordinary insight into the field evidence for the modern theory of continental collision, the emergence and development of orogenics and for the accompanying tectonic, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary processes. The course is designed as a field ... Read more
Basic geodynamic characteristics of the region: crust and lithosphere structure, heat flow, seismicity, stress field, active geodynamic processes Paleogeographic evolution of the region: reconstruction of the wider paleogeographic conditions, geodynamic evolution and the decline of paleogeographic units The evolution of the region through the geological time, pre-alpine tectonic phases, alpine collision, postcollisional tectonics Stratigraphic evolution: ... Read more
The first part of the course introduces palaeoecology as a study related and dependant on the study of recent ecosystems. It points out major differences and specifics of the fossil record (taphonomy, time averaging etc.). Secondly, the students learn about environmental parameters: abiotic and biotic factors. Among abiotic, sources important in marine ecosystems are given ... Read more
The content of the subject covers the physico-chemical conditions of the formation of deposits of various metal mineral resources in time and their isotopic characteristics. The emphasis is on modeling the processes of formation and redistribution components of ore and gangue minerals in various types of mineral deposits. Determination of the importance of mineral paragenesis ... Read more
Trace elements as a geochemical system in oceans, sediments, soils and plants Trace elements: a geochemical approach and applications Analytical procedures Biogeochemical processes regulating Trace elements mobility Ecotoxicological effects of Trace elements Individual behaviour of selected Trace elements Responsible sourcing of REEs: Introduction, geochemistry and applications Organic matter and biomarkers Transition from geochemistry to biochemistry ... Read more