EASC 437 — Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Earth Science · University of Ghana
This course discusses the Earth from geochemical perspective using the fundamental geochemical tools studied in EAES 206. It covers the following: Chosmochemistry: nucleosynthesis, meteorites, formation of the solar system and the planets; The Mantle and Core: composition of the earth‘s mantle and core, the ―primitive mantle‖, magma ocean and mantle differentiation, mantle geochemical reservoirs; The crust: oceanic crust; crust-mantle interaction, continental crust, growth of the continental crust; Reactions at the earth‘s surface: weathering, soils, and stream chemistry; The oceans as a chemical system.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- EASC 401 — Hydrology
- EASC 404 — Statistical Methods in Earth Science
- EASC 405 — Hydrogeology
- EASC 407 — Integrated Water Resources Management
- EASC 417 — Mineralogy
- EASC 419 — Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- EASC 420 — Project
- EASC 426 — Rural Water Supply
- EASC 438 — Water Quality and Hydrochemistry
- EASC 439 — Exploration Methods, Planning and Management
- EASC 446 — Sedimentary Petrology
- EASC 447 — Mineral Projects Feasibility Studies
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).