GEOS 5550 - Introduction to Geochemistry

An introduction to high and low temperature geochemistry. Topics to be discussed include cosmochemistry, crystal chemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics, aqueous geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, organic geochemistry, and biogeochemistry. Three hours lecture per week with weekly problem sets.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3350, CHEM 1120/1130.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
When Offered: Spring