GEOL 135 - Introduction to Geochemistry
Welcome to the homepage for the Fall 2010 Intro to Geochemistry
Class, GEOL 135. For the syllabus and schedule for our class please click here
MY OFFICE HOURS ARE TUESDAY and THURSDAY noon-1 pm
Here you will find lecture powerpoint files to view or download
as well as relevant homework assignments and links to websites and
programs.
Lectures:
Introduction
Chemistry / Mathematics review info
Equilibrium
Free Energy
Calorimetry
Speciation
Activity
Stability Diagrams
Acid-base geochemistry
Carbonate Geochemistry
Redox Geochemistry
Nernst and Eh-pH diagrams
Microbes and energy
Sorption
Kinetics
Mixing and mineral chemistry
Phase relations
Geothermobarometry
Ore Geochemistry
Isotope Geochemistry
Radioisotope Geochemistry
Next-day assignments:
due 09-01-2010
due 09-15-2010
due 09-17-2010
due 10-01-2010
due 10-06-2010
due 10-08-2010
due 10-28-2010
due 11-01-2010
due 11-10-2010
due 11-17-2010
due 11-29-2010
due 12-03-2010
due 12-07-2010
Labs:
Lab 1 - P colorimetry and mineral-water equilibria
Lab 2 - Calorimetry Lab
Lab 3 - Geochemical Field Sampling
Lab 4 - Cu mobility at Ely proposal instructions
Lab 5 - PHREEQ introduction
Lab 6 - Kinetics
Lab 7 - REE patterns and fractionation
Lab 7 datasheet
Lab 8: Isotope Geochemistry calculations
Homeworks:
Homework 1: Chemistry Review
Homework 2: Equilibrium and Activity
Homework 3: Carbonate equilibrium
Homework 4: Redox
Homework 5: Microbial energy
Homework 6: Isotherm fitting
Homework 7: Phase diagram construction
Additional Materials:
Paper from Martin Schoonen's lab, additional material from his 09-20-2010 seminar
Satellite image, Centennial Woods #1
Satellite image, Centennial Woods #2