This note explains
the following topics: Nucleosynthesis and elemental abundances, Chemistry of the
Earth, Bonding and Substitution, Thermobarometry, Acids and Bases, Solubility
product and ion activity product, Acids and Bases, Solubility of salts and
hydrolysis, Ionic strength and the Dubye-Huckel theory relating activity to
concentration, Thermodynamics, Mineral stability diagrams and chemical
weathering of feldspars, Redox reactions, U-Pb dating and data analysis using
Isoplot, Stable isotopes, Trace and rare earth element.
This note covers the following
topics: Geochemical Fundamentals, Low Temperature Geochemistry: The hydrologic
cycle and sedimentary systems, High Temperature and Planetary Geochemistry.
The central objective of
this lecture in a deeper understanding of mantle interaction. Topics include:
history of ocean basins, formation of MORBs and OIB's, mantle geochemistry,
mantle heterogeneity; slab recycling, mantle models.
This note explains the
following topics: acid or base and electrochemical concepts, aqueous
geochemistry and solid-water interactions with an emphasis on ground water,
chemical weathering, mineral thermodynamics and redox (Eh-pH) diagrams and their
applications to soil and mineral stability and ground water chemistry, modeling,
environmental geochemistry and isotopes applied to groundwaters.
This book brings together the knowledge from a variety of topics
within the field of geochemistry. The audience for this book consists of a
multitude of scientists such as physicists, geologists, technologists, petroleum
engineers, volcanologists, geochemists and government agencies. The topics
represented facilitate as establishing a starting point for new ideas and
further contributions. Major topics covered includes: Geochemical and
Sedimentation History of Neogene Lacustrine Sediments, Arsenic Geochemistry in
Groundwater System, Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Alteration in Volcanic Rocks,
Behaviors of Mantle Fluid During Mineralizing Processes and Potential and
Geochemical Characteristics of Geothermal Resources in Eastern Macedonia.