GEOL 422 - Geochemistry

Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours

Introductory cosmochemistry and origin of the elements; meteorites; the Earth as a chemical system, chemistry of processes at the surface of the Earth; mineral crystal chemistry; introduction to geochronology and stable isotope variations in nature; thermodynamics and its geological application; geochemical prospecting.

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 303, CHEM 115A CHEM 115B/116AB, MATH 161, or consent of instructor.