Geochemistry Lecture Notes
This note describes the following topics: Physics of the Nucleus and Radioactive Decay, Nucleosynthesis, Geochronology, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Cosmogenic Isotopes in Geochronology, Fission Track Dating, Isotope Cosmochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry.
Author(s): W. M. Whit
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This note covers all aspects of molecular biosignatures, such as their pathways of lipid biosynthesis, the distribution patterns of lipid biosynthetic pathways with regard to phylogeny and physiology, isotopic contents, occurrence in modern organisms and environments, diagenetic pathways, analytical techniques and the occurrence of molecular fossils through the geological record.
Author(s): Prof. Roger Summons, Dr. Florence Schubotz, Dr. Julio Sepulveda and Dr. Paula Welander
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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.
Author(s): Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Siebel
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This note looks at the oceans and is an introduction to marine chemistry. The sub-topics of this lecture includes: ocean dynamic topography, ocean temperature and salinity; oceanic circulation; thermohaline circulation, carbon cycle, composition of sea water; variations of sea water through time, hot vents and cold seeps, ferromanganese nodules, gas hydrates, radiogenic isotopes in the oceans, U-disequilibrium dating and sedimentation rates.
Author(s): B. Saini-Eidukat
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This lecture note explains the following topics: 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 and Radioisotope Geochemistry.
Author(s): Greg Druschel
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This note describes the following topics: Physics of the Nucleus and Radioactive Decay, Nucleosynthesis, Geochronology, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Cosmogenic Isotopes in Geochronology, Fission Track Dating, Isotope Cosmochemistry, Stable Isotope Geochemistry.
Author(s): W. M. Whit
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