GSCI 315 - Principles of Geochemistry

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
The application of the basic principles of chemistry to the study of geologic processes. Topics include the origin and distribution of the chemical elements, the fundamentals of crystal chemistry, the important chemical reactions occurring in low-temperature aqueous solutions, and the construction and interpretation of mineral-stability diagrams. Offered when demand is sufficient.

Prerequisite(s): GSCI 220, CHEM 119, and either CHEM 118 or CHEM 204 or permission of instructor.