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Geol 481: Geochemistry

Photomicrographs of rocks and minerals

Field Photos

 

 

 

Geology 425: Geochemistry
An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Earth

Syllabus

Lecture notes

Introduction Reaction Kinetics & Rates of geochemical processes
The origin of the Earth and solar system; element abundances and distributions. Chemistry of Water & Aqueous Solutions
Principles of Crystal Chemistry The system H2O - CO2 - CaCO3.
The Periodic Table; Element associations Activity - activity diagrams: application to weathering & hydrothermal alteration.
Chemical Equilibrium Oxidation - Reduction reactions
The Phase Rule Radioactive & Radiogenic isotopes
Introduction to Thermodynamics Stable isotope geochemistry
Thermodynamics of Solutions Environmental Geochemistry

Labs

Lab 1: Separation of Minerals

Lab 2: X-ray diffractometry

Lab 3: Introduction to ICP-AES analysis

Lab 4: Standard Addition techniques using the ICP

Lab 5: Sample preparation and analysis of major elements using the ICP-AES

Lab 6: Lab project

Lab 7: Analysis of water samples

Last updated: June, 2002