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, MATH 161, or consent of instructor.
Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
May Be Repeated No
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded