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| Week | Lecture | Topic | Reading
Chapter (pages) |
| Geochemical Fundamentals | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3 | Introduction to Geochemistry, Elemental Cycles, Chemistry Review: The Elements; basic principles of inorganic chemistry, periodic properties of the elements | Ch1,Ch2 (McSween et al.) |
| 2 | 4, 5, 6 |
Thermodynamics and chemical reactions, solubility, mineral
solubility as geo-thermometer/barometer HW#1 assigned on friday, due in 1 week |
Ch3,Ch4 (McSween et al.) -or- Ch2,Ch3 (White) -or- Ch3 (Brownlow) |
| 3 | H, 7,8 | Holiday, no class Mon 7 Sept; Aquatic Chemistry, acids/bases,
aqueous solubility
Turn in Class Journals this Friday for Grading |
White Ch6, p216-234 |
| 4 | 9, 10, 11 | intro to organic and bio-chemistry, photosynthesis/respiration, Redox condition, pH-pE, microbial Poising, other microbial processes answers to HW#1 will be posted soon. HW#2 assigned on Friday, due 1 week later; HW#1 Answers | McSween Ch6, Ch7 (124-131) -or- White Ch14 (589-626), Ch3 (100-end), Ch13 (555-563) |
| Low Temperature Geochemistry: The hydrologic cycle and sedimentary systems | |||
| 5 | 12, 13, 14 | Weathering and soil formation
Turn in Class Journals this Friday for Grading |
McSween Ch7 (111-124) -or- White Ch6 (234-261) Ch13 (563-580) |
| 6 | 15, 16, 17 | The hydrologic cycle: overview; guest lectures on wed and fri. | Berner/Berner ("BB") Ch1 |
| 7 | 18, 19, 20 | More hydrologic cycle: rain, acid rain rivers | BB Ch3, Turco Ch9 |
| 8 | 21, 22, X | More hydrologic cycle; lakes,
estuaries; study guide for the upcoming midterm exam
no class Fri 16. Oct - soest open house |
BB Ch6 (236-263), BB Ch7 |
| 9 | 23, 24, 25 | More estuaries; The Oceans: Intro, marine
chemistry and chemical cycles;
HW#2 Answers Take Home MIDTERM EXAM will be handed out on wednesday (covers through lecture 23) |
White Ch 15 |
| 10 | 26, 27, 28 | Marine Sediments: global environmental history, light isotope geochemistry, Global Climate: Past, Present and Future atmospheric CO2 | (a) White Ch 9 (p 364-393) –OR- McSween Ch 13 (all) (b) Broecker Ch 7 (p215- 226) and Ch 9 (p259-281) |
High Temperature and Planetary Geochemistry |
| 11 | 29, 30, 31 | Radioactivity, Age and Origin of
the Solar System: Stellar processes, nucleosynthesis, condensation sequence, planetary accretion.
HW3 assigned on Wed, due 1 week later Turn in Class Journals on Friday for Grading (I will assign 2 grades since it has been a while since I last collected these) |
McSween - Ch 14 (286-290), Ch 15 (313-327) -or- White Ch 8(325-333) and Ch 10 (421-464) |
| 12 | 32,H, 33 | Planet formation, differentiation of the Earth, Core formation, the Moon; No Class Wed 11 Nov. | McSween Ch12 (231-233), Ch15 (327-340) -or- White Ch 11 (474-490) |
| 13 | 34, 35, 36 | Crust and Mantle evolution, Atmosphere evolution HW#4 assigned on Wed, due 1 week later; HW#3 answers |
White Ch12 (530-549) |
| 14 | 37, 38, H | Igneous processes; turn in journal and HW#4 on wednesday No Class Fri 27 Nov. | White Ch 7 |
| 12 | 39, 40, 41 | Igneous petrogenesis; Radiogenic isotope geology and Geochronology
the last homework, , HW#5 will be assigned this week, due 1 week later |
McSween, Ch 14 |
| 16 | 42,43,X | More radiogenic isotope geology Please turn in your Class Journals on Wednesay for final Grading |
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