LAWI100424 Petrology exercises (AW)
- Type
- course with continuous assessment
- Semester hours
- 1
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Lüthgens, Christopher
- Organisation
- Applied Geology
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2026/27
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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This course is intended for first-year students. The goal is for participants to be able to identify the most important minerals and rocks in the field and to understand their properties and formation. Furthermore, participants should master simple methods for identifying minerals and rocks.
Contents:
- Processes of the rock cycle
- Mineralogy: General mineralogy of rock-forming minerals
- Petrography: Igneous rocks (plutonic rocks, volcanic rocks, extrusive rocks); sedimentary rocks (clastic sediments, chemical-biogenic sediments); metamorphic rocks
- Overview of the geology of Austria
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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- Understanding the processes underlying the rock cycle.
- Identifying the most important rock-forming minerals based on simple identifying characteristics (color, hardness, cleavage, luster)
- Identification of rocks important to Austria’s geological structure
- Knowledge of the occurrences of important rocks in Austria
- Knowledge of the relationships between rock composition and surface processes
- Basic knowledge of the technical properties, usability, and weathering processes of common rocks
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.