Courses
Short course description
(intra- and extramural studies, 1st cycle of higher education)
Course objectives:
Get acquainted of students with elementary informations from mineralogy
and ore geology during: recognition and description of orey and rockgenic
minerals, recognition and documentation of deposits, maps construction and
estimation of deposits resources.
Teaching modes and syllabus description:
Lecture:
Elementary notions of mineralogy. Selected elements of crystallography and
crystal chemistry. Genetic and chemical division of minerals. Clarke.
Physical properties of minerals. Forming of minerals magmatic, hypergeneic
and metamorphic processes. Geochemical basis of deposits forming.
Mineralogical characteristics of deposits. Elements of rock petrography.
Tasks of ore geology. Elementary notions and definitions. Natural
characteristics of deposits. Technical-economic elements of deposits
assessment. Geochemical basis of deposits forming. Geological conditions
of deposits occurrence. Form and structure of deposits. Mineralogical
characteristics of deposits. Physical properties of minerals. Genesis of
deposits. Forms processes a deposits. Methods of precipitation and
concentration of mineral matter. Methods of deposits examinations.
Classifications of deposits. Deposit recognition. Geophysical and
geochemical methods in deposit recognition. Mining maps. Geological
and geophysical logging of drill-holes. Underground drilling works.
Interpretation and documentation of drillings. Methods of geological
charting of underground headings. Sampling of drill-holes, headings and
output. Planning of sampling. Estimation and classification of resources.
Accuracy of resources estimation.
Laboratory:
Construction of polarization microscope for studies in transmissed and
reflected light. Method of study of microscopic features of minerals.
Macro- and microscopic identification of orey and rockgenic minerals.
Project:
Characteristics of lignites and hard coals. Construction of maps of hard
coal quality parameters. Determination of occurrence areas of hard coal
types according to Polish Standard PN-82/G-97002. Determination of occurrence
areas of power and coking hard coal. Calculation of hard coal resources.
Examination:
No
Primary sources:
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Chodyniecka L., Kapuściński T., 2001: Elementary methods of minerals and rocks recognition. Publishers of Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice. (in Polish)
Adamczyk Z., Nowak J., 1999: Rockgenic minerals in thin plates. Publishers of Computer Laboratory, Gliwice. (in Polish)
Chodyniecka L., Gabzdyl W., Kapuściński T., 1993: Mineralogy and petrography. Publishers of Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice. (in Polish)
Gruszczyk H., 1984: Science of ores. 2dn edition. Geological Publishers, Warsaw. (in Polish)
Probierz K., Marcisz M., Sobolewski A., 2012: From peat to coking coals of Zofiówka Monocline in Jastrzębie area (SW part of Upper Silesian Coal Basin). Publishers of Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Zabrze. (in Polish)
Nieć M., 1982: Mining geology. Geological Publishers, Warsaw. (in Polish)
Duźniak S., Gabzdyl W., 1991: Geological-mining recognition of deposits in w hard coal mines. Publishers of Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice. (in Polish)
Secondary sources:
Borkowska M., Smulikowski K., 1972: Rockgenic minerals. Geological Publishers, Warsaw. (in Polish)
Bolewski A., 1982: Detailed mineralogy. Geological Publishers, Warsaw. (in Polish)
Handke M., 2005: Crystal chemistry of silicates. Publishers of AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow. (in Polish)
Manecki A., 2004: Encyclopedia of minerals with Polish and English dictionary of names. Minerals of Earth and cosmic matter. Publishers of AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow. (in Polish)
Smirnov V. I., 1986: Geologia złóż kopalin użytecznych. Wyd. Geologiczne, Warszawa.
Gabzdyl W., 1999: Ore geology. Publishers of Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice. (in Polish)
Gabzdyl W., 1994: Geology of hard coal deposits. Resources of the World. Polish Ecological Agency, Warsaw. (in Polish)
Darski J., Kicki J., Sobczyk E. J., 2001: Report of management state of resources of hard coal deposits. Studies, Thesis, Monographs no. 85, Publishers of Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow. (in Polish)
