(in Polish) Surowce skalne i mineralne w przestrzeni publicznej 1300-TSSMPP

The aim of this tutorial is to highlight the importance of mineral and rock resources used by humans for centuries in the public space, including industry, architecture, medicine and cosmetology. The knowledge of mining methods, chemical and physical properties of the rocks, as well as their susceptibility to the specified deterioration processes has significant importance when it comes to proper utilization of the resources. This also applies to minerals used as raw materials in everyday life. Depending on the selected field: architecture, construction, industry, cosmetology, medicine or other established by the tutor and the tutee, the utility of selected resource will be analyzed. The examination will include its characteristics, properties as well as ability and efficiency of utilization in the specified discipline.
The course will consist of following steps:
1. Selection of the subject – raw material and its application;
2. Depending on the theme the scheme of work is chosen – either critical analysis based on the information available in the literature or independent analytical laboratory research designed to establish the utility of the examined resource (e.g. petrographic analyses, SEM, EDS, strength tests);
3. Analysis of collected literature – a discussion on the subject of usability of the resource or a report on an independently executed analytical research and observations of the studied resource based on acquired data.
4. In case of independent lab work – analysis and interpretation of acquired results in the context of usability of the chosen resource in public space.
5. Discussion of the current research results, a method of elaborating the accumulated literature or acquired laboratory results.