GEO 412 (Geochemistry) - reading list

Schedule and Detailed Reading List for GEO 412 Introductory Geochemistry

The first part of GEO 412: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2006

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
Jan. 4	Syllabus	Introduction. a bit of history & background to our current understanding of matter	Chapter 1
Jan. 6	The atom	Review concepts as it applies to geochemical processes	Handouts; Ch. 5 p. 144 - p.149; App. C1, C2
Jan. 9	Mineralogy review	Concepts and background we will need	Ch. 5 p. 144 Ð p. 159
Jan. 11	Earth's Chemical State	Cosmochemistry. Fractionation and layering of earth over its history	Ch. 2 p. 22 - 26; p. 29 - 32. App. D
Jan. 13	Earth's Physical State	Layer of earth. The mantle.	Ch. 2 p. 28 - 29; p. 33 - 51
Jan. 16	NO CLASSES
Jan. 18	Thermodynamics I	concepts; system,phases	Chapter 3
Jan. 20	Thermodynamics II	first and second law of thermodynamics	Chapter 3
Jan. 23	Thermodynamics III	Gibbs free energy	Chapter 3
Jan. 25	Phase diagrams: polymorphs	Water, silica, calcite-aragonite	Ch. 5 p. 161 Ð 164. fig. 3.9
Jan. 27	Phase diagrams: simple equilibria	Metamorphic equilibria	Ch. 3 p. 92 - p. 94
Jan. 30	Phase diagrams; eutectics	An-Di phase relations	Ch. 8 p. 275 - 278
Feb. 1	Phase diagrams: solid solutions	plagioclase	Fig. 8-16. Ch. 8 p. 279 - 282
Feb. 3	Phase diagrams: exsolution	Alkali feldspar, calcite-dolomite	Fig. 4.5; fig. 8.18; Ch. 5 p. 167 - 171
Feb. 6 Review and catch-up	Discussion.	Dr. Koziol will present first oral presentation

The second part of GEO 412: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2006

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
Feb. 6	Dr. Koziol's oral presentation.	See expectations for oral presentation. intro to radioactivity	Ch. 10 p. 357
Feb. 8	Begin; radioactive decay basics	Web exercise	Ch. 10 p. 357 - 364
Feb. 10	Rb-Sr method	Classic example. isochron method.	Ch. 10 p. 366 - 371
Feb. 13	K-Ar, Ar-Ar	Student oral presentations begin!	Ch. 10 p. 385 - 387
Feb. 15	U-Pb	how this method works.	Ch. 10 p. 378 -
Feb. 17	student presentations
Feb. 20	Pb-Pb and concordia diagrams	squeezing yet more info out	Weblink shown in class Ch. 10 p. 379-383
Feb. 22	C-14 radiocarbon	How this works.	Ch. 10 p. 388 - 390. MIDTERM HANDED OUT
Feb. 24	C-14; calibration, application	variability of C-14 production. glacial applications	Ch. 10 p. 388 - 390
Feb. 27	stable isotopes; concepts	small changes can mean alot	MIDTERM DUE. ch. 11 p. 401 - 407
March 1	water; a record of process and temperature	fractionation via evaporation, condensation, precipitation	Ch. 11 p. 406 - 411
March 3	glacial and paleoclimate implications	ice core studies	Ch. 11 p. 407 - 411; fig. 11-5; handouts
March 6	fractionation of carbon isotopes	carbon has a 'signature'	Ch. 11 p. 419 - 425; ch. 15 p. 558 - 560
March 8	more on carbon		Ch. 11 p. 419 - 425; ch. 15 p. 558 - 560
March 10	isotope hydrology I	basic concepts	handout from Clark and Fritz

The third part of GEO 412: Dr. Koziol, Winter 2006

Date	Topic	Goal	Reading (before class)
March 20	isotope hydrology II	review and applications	handout from Clark and Fritz
March 22	Carbon isotopes: DIC, DOC	identify signatures,trace contaminants	handout from Clark and Fritz; Ch. 15 562-563
March 24	Acids, bases, aqueaous solution	review	Ch.6 p. 183-190
March 27	oral reports. Acids, bases, pH, continued	Acids, bases, pH, continued	Walther Ch 6 p. 183-190
March 29	oral reports.	Solubility of minerals	Walther Ch. 6 p. 202- 205
March 31	oral reports.	More on solubility of minerals; quartz, calcite	Walther Ch. 6 p. 202- 205
April 3	Chemical weathering	different minerals weather differently, leading to different products	Ch. 13 p. 486; 489 - 492
April 5	Stander Symposium
April 7	Oxidation and reduction	Fe, Mn and others can change valence	Ch. 14 p. 513 - 519
April 10	Eh; EMF series; stability of H2O	important environmental parameters!	Ch. 14 p. 519-526; 537-538

Last updated: March 29, 2006.

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