(Winter 2006)
General Information

Dr. Andrea Koziol	Office: SC 076 (basement)
Office Hours: M11-2; T, W, Th 1-4 & by appointment	Phone: 229-2954
(See schedule outside my office)	E-mail:andrea.koziol@notes.udayton.edu

Lab: Monday, 3 - 4:50 PM SC377 1 credits.

Textbook: Essentials of Geochemistry by John Walther (for reference).

Course Description Laboratory section to accompany GEO 412. (Study of elementary thermodynamics, aqueous geochemistry, and principles governing the distribution of trace elements, radioisotopes and stable isotopes in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Emphasis on application and solution of geological problems.)

Prerequisites You must be taking the lecture section of GEO412 at the same time that you take the lab section. The prerequisite for this course is GEO 201, Mineralogy, or permission of instructor.

Objectives Geochemistry involves applying the principles of chemistry to the solution of geological problems. Other skills you will learn are independent thinking, self motivation, and using geochemical software.

Date	Lab topics
Jan. 9	Geochemistry on the WWW:I. General information. II. Obtaining Geochemical Software
Jan. 16	No Class
Jan. 23	Mineralogy & Petrology review
Jan. 30	Ice-brine eutectic project
Feb. 6	Mineralogy & Petrology exam
Feb. 13	Using geochemistry to help unravel the geologic history of a complex terrain: Humbolt range area, east-central Nevada (field area of Dr. A. McGrew)
Feb. 20
Feb. 27	Carbon-14 Dating
March 6	Stable isotope fractionation: the example of ice cores, understanding climate change
March 13	No class
March 20	Stable isotope fractionation: the example of ice cores, understanding climate change, continued
March 27	Isotope hydrology case study
April 3	Aqueous Geochemical Modeling I
April 10	Aqueous Geochemical Modeling II
April 17	no classes
April 24	Aqueous Geochemical Modeling Wrap-up

Important dates:
No class on Jan. 16, March13, 15, 17, April 14, 17.
Last day to withdraw without record: Jan. 25
Last day to withdraw with a 'W': March 22

Overall Evaluation
Mineralogy Exam 15% of your grade
9 lab exercises 75%
Attendance/participation 10%

Resources
Other books are available at Roesch Library. (Look under QE 501 and QE 515)
Resources on the web include:
Mineralogy and Petrology Research on the Web http://homepages.udayton.edu/~koziol/resminpet.html

Geochemistry on the WWW http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/Geochemweblinks.HTML

A periodic table: WebElements http://www.webelements.com/

Chart of the nuclides http://sutekh.nd.rl.ac.uk/CoN/

Genesis: A search for Origins http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/

Radiocarbon-Related Information Sources http://www.radiocarbon.org/Info/index.html

PHREEQC (Version 2) Modeling software from the USGS: http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_coupled/phreeqc/

WEB-PHREEQ: (B.Saini-Eidukat) http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/webphreeq/

Final Note: Dates, assignments, and policies are subject to change during the course of the semester.

Last updated: Feb. 22, 2006.

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