Syllabus
Elementary carriers of magnetism
Domain structure and magnetization processes
Experimental methods in rock magnetism
Classical application - paleomagnetism and anisotropy
Magnetomineralogy of fly ashes
Magnetomineralogy of soils and sediments
Magnetic mapping of pollution: soils
Magnetic mapping of pollution: sediments
Paleoclimatology: loess and paleosols
Paleoclimatology: ocean and lake sediments
Annotation
This course is aimed as general introduction into magnetic minerals as carriers of record of environmental changes. Magnetic record in geomaterials (environmental magnetism) reflects changes in geological histor of the Earthy (paleomagnetism), past climatic changes (magnetic paleoclimatology) as well as environmental impact of recent and present human activities, such as industrial pollution.
Students will get basic knowledge on identification and characterization of magnetic minerals using magnetic methods and on the interpretation of this knowldge in terms of environmental applications.