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.

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

Credits 3 hrs.

Notes:
Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students. Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geology are junior status or above and 12 or more credit hours of course work in geology, including the specific prerequisite for each course, or consent of instructor.

When Offered:
Three hours lecture per week with weekly problem sets.