MRED 304 GEOCHEMISTRY

Distribution of elements in Earth’s crust; major and trace elements. Introduction to geochemistry of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks; introduction to geothermodynamics, diagenesis, analytical geochemistry, hydrogeochemistry. Applied geochemistry.

Laboratory exercises: Introduction to analytical geochemistry. Solvation/sample preparation. Measuring pH and conductivity. Classical analytical methods. Gravimetric analysis. Volumetric analysis. Methods of instrumental analysis. Atomic absorption, atomic emission and x-ray fluoresence spectroscopy.