This note provides an introduction
to fundamental principles of geochemistry from historic development to modern
concepts. Topics covered includes: Chemical composition of the crust and
selected rocks, Moles, atomic weights, bonding, Basic Thermodynamics, Acids and
Bases, Feldspar Weathering, Evaporites , Carbonate equilibrium, Redox and eh-pH,
Rare Earth Elements and Magma, Dating, Geochemical Systems.
This page covers the following topics related to Geochemistry :
Geochemistry of Granitic Rocks of the Moldanubian Batholith, An Overview on the
Classification and Tectonic Setting of Neoproterozoic Granites of the Nubian
Shield, Microstructure Features in Paleo and Neoproterozoic Granitic Rocks,
Deformation Features and Structures in Some Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: A
Case Study of Central African Fold Belt in Cameroon, The Importance of
Mechanical Transport, Rock Texture, and Mineral Chemistry in Chemical Weathering
of Granites, Changes of Granite Rapakivi under the Biofouling Influence,
Geochemistry of Radioactive Isotopes, Exploration for Fe-Mn Oxides Using
Geochemical Signatures in Soil.
This lecture note
covers the following topics: Radioactive and Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry,
Physical Fundamentals, Geochronology, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Stable
Isotope Geochemistry, Igneous and Hydrothermal Systems, Low Temperature
Applications.