GEOL 3180 - Introduction to Geochemistry

3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)

Introduction to distribution of elements in the core, mantle, and crust of the earth. Control of rock type on trace element content in soils and sediments. Weathering; soil and regolith formation; water-sediment interrelations; solubility, mobility and bioavailability in relation to redox, pH and complexation; biogeochemical cycles of selected elements. Preq: GEOL 2050.