A minimum grade of 2.0 in either CHEM 142 or CHEM 145; a minimum grade of 2.0 in either MATH 125, MATH 135, or Q SCI 292; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in ESS 212.
Geochemical processes and differentiation of the Earth. Crystal chemistry and elemental affinities, thermodynamics of geologic processes, trace element and isotopic fractionation, radioisotopes, geochronology, cosmochemistry, weathering, introductory aqueous geochemistry and exploration of global geochemical cycles. Laboratory exercises explore and model geochemical processes.