Syllabus
1. Introduction - mineral and chemical composition, differencies from siliciclastic rocks, production and conservation of carbonate
2. rockforming constituents, structures of carbonate rocks, Folk´s and Dunham´s classifications
3. diagenesis (compaction, cementation, pressure solution, dolomitization, a. o.)
4. carbonate depositional environments and their specifics (continental carbonates - travertines, lacustrine; shallow seas - tidal flat, beach, reefs, slopes; deep seas - resedimented and pelagic carbonates)
5. carbonate microfacies (Wilson 1975, Flügel 1982,
2004)
6. carbonate rocks of Czech Republic
7. field course course schedule: 8 two-hour lectures, field course exam: test
Annotation
This course extends knowledge of carbonate rocks provided by basic petrological lectures. Students will acquire skills usable in field (description and interpretation of sedimentary structures and diagenetic features, a. o.), and laboratory work (microscopy).