Module Identifier

EA22410

Module Title

EARTH MATERIALS II: PRACTICALS IN GEOCHEMISTRY

Academic Year

2008/2009

Co-ordinator

Dr Nicholas J G Pearce

Semester

Semester 1

Co-Requisite

EA22310

Pre-Requisite

EA11610

Other Staff

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Practical	33 Hours. 11 x 3 hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment Weekly Submission of Laboratory Practicals	100%
Supplementary Assessment	NOT available. There is no re-sit available for this practically based course

Learning Outcomes

On succesful completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate:

a broad knowledge of the general geochemistry of rocks and minerals
how numerical methods in geochemistry can be applied to the understanding of 'rhole Earth? processes such as partial melting and magmatic evolution and global isotopic evolution
the relationship between the geochemistry of the primary and secondary environment
In addition, students will be able to recognise the main rock groups and rock forming minerals both in hand specimen and in thin section, and will be able to relate these features to the chemistry of rocks.

Aims

To introduce students to the basic principles of geochemistry and its applications, and to outline the relationships which exist between the geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology of the solid materials which make up the planet.

Brief description

This practical based module will relate rock and mineral chemistry to their modes of origins through a series of petrological and numerical practicals, and will provide an integrated approach to the origins of crustal materials through magma genesis and evolution. Isotopic evolution of crustal rocks will also be considered. The applications of geochemistry will be discussed in relation to environmental quality, describing the relationship between natural background, derived from the underlying rocks and modifications due to human activity.

Reading List

Consult For Futher Information
Gunter Faure (1998) Principles and applications of geochemistry : a comprehensive textbook for geology students 2nd Upper Saddle River, N.J ; London : Prentice Hall Primo search Gunter Faure (1986) Principles of isotope geology 2nd New York : Wiley, Primo search Krauskopf, K.B and D.K. Bird (1967) Introduction to geochemistry McGraw-Hill Primo search Mason, B. and C.B. Moore (1982) Principles of geochemistry New York : John Wiley Primo search Robin Gill (1996) Chemical fundamentals of geology 2nd Primo search Robin Gill (1997) Modern analytical geochemistry : an introduction to quantitative chemical analysis for earth, environmental and materials scientists Harlow : Longman Primo search

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5