Field course in Geology I

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Field course in Geology I

Code: 278889
ECTS: 3.0
Lecturers in charge: prof. dr. sc. Blanka Cvetko Tešović
mr. sc. Dražen Kurtanjek , v. pred.
doc. dr. sc. Maja Martinuš
Take exam: Studomat
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Field exercises 60
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
Course objectives:
Field application of acquired knowledge. Getting to know the geological structure of the field (outcrops); rock types, geological structures, macro- and microfossils. Mastering the basic methods of geological research. Editing of "blind" geological maps of a given area.

Course content (syllabus):
Orientation in the field and by the topographical and geological maps. Use of basic geological tools such as geological hammer, hand lens and geological compass. Getting to know the types of rocks and minerals in the field. Getting to know the geological structure in the visited field. Measurement of the attitude of beds. Recognition of simple geological structures such as faults, folds and their reconstruction. Getting to know slope processes and their consequences. Overcome simple field methods, taking samples and data from outcrops, with independence in note taking for a field diary. After completing field lessons, students hand in a field diary with own observations, measurements and geological maps.
Literature:
  1. Nastavni materijali, Nastavni materijali.
  2. Geološko kartiranje, Bahun, S. (1993): Geološko kartiranje, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, Bahun, S., Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1993.
2. semester
Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology
Consultations schedule: