This PDF covers the following topics related to
Geochemistry : Energy, Entropy and Fundamental Thermodynamic
Concepts, Solutions and Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Systems, Applications
of Thermodynamics to the Earth, Kinetics: The Pace of Things, Aquatic Chemistry,
Trace Elements in Igneous Processes, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Stable
Isotope Geochemistry.
This note covers
Considerations prior to
starting, Scale of sampling, Soils and Soil Development, Sites for Hosting
Anomalies Within Soils, Sampling Protocols, Methods of Analysis and Challenges,
Anomaly Formation and Some Final Comments.
This lecture note
provides an introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of aqueous
geochemistry, including chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, acid-base
chemistry, mineral dissolution and precipitation, redox reactions in natural
waters, coordination chemistry, and surface chemistry.