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Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (12.10.2021)
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Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (28.09.2020)
Study materials are available at the course site in Google Classroom.
In Czech: Holub F. (2002): Obecná a magmatická petrologie (skriptum). Karolinum, Praha.
In English: Winter J. D. (2010): Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. Philpotts A. R. & Ague J. J. (2009): Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press. Best M. G. (2003): Igneous and metamorphic petrology (2nd ed.). Blackwell Publishing.
Literature is available in the geological library. |
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Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (12.10.2021)
Credits are given for completing the given exercises. The exam is written with short oral discussion. The 40% limit must be reached for successfully passing the exam. |
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Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (12.10.2021)
Main topics of the course: 1. Properties of magma and magma crystallization. 2. Magma generation, segregation, transport, emplacements and differentiation; processes in magma chambers. 3. Partial melting of the upper mantle; mid-ocean ridge magmatism. 4. Hot-spots: ocean islands, plateau basalts and large igneous provinces. 5. Active continental margins. 6. Partial melting of the crust: granitic magmatism. 7. Continental rifting and alkaline magmatism. 8. Precambrian and “strange” magmatic association: komatiites, anorthosites,… |