EAS 656 Isotope Geochemistry Syllabus Spring 2005
EAS 656 Isotope Geochemistry Syllabus Spring 2005
EAS 656 Isotope Geochemistry Syllabus Spring 2005
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<strong>EAS</strong> <strong>656</strong> <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong><strong>Syllabus</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2005</strong>Professor: William M. White4112 Snee255-7466; white@geology.cornell.eduOffice Hours: TBAText: WMW Lecture NotesGrades:30% Prelim40% Final30% Problems Sets (there will be 5 to 7)Information on the course, lecture notes, and problem set solutions are posted on the World Wide Web at:http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/geo<strong>656</strong>/<strong>656</strong>home.htmlPart I: Radioactive and Radiogenic <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong>A. Physical Fundamentals1 Introduction, Physics of the Nucleus Jan 242 Physics of the Nucleus, Radioactive Decay Jan 263 Nucleosynthesis and the Origin of the Elements Jan 28B. Geochronology4 Equations of Radioactive Decay and Radiogenic Growth Jan 315 Geochronology I: The K-Ar System Feb 26 Geochronology II: The Rb-Sr System Feb 47 Geochronology III: Sm-Nd Feb 78 Geochronology IV: U-Th-Pb Feb 99 U-Th-Pb continued Feb 1110 Short-lived <strong>Isotope</strong>s of the U-Th Decay Series Feb 1411 Lu-Hf, Re-Os & Other Decay Systems Feb 1612 Geochronology VI: Cosmogenic <strong>Isotope</strong>s ( 14 C, 36 Cl, 10 Be, etc.) Feb 1413 Cosmogenic <strong>Isotope</strong>s, continued Feb 1814 Geochronology VII: Fission Track Dating Feb 2115 Analytical Methods Feb 23C: Radiogenic <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong>16 <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong> of the Earth's Mantle I Feb 2817 Sr <strong>Isotope</strong> Chronostratigraphy & Seawater <strong>Geochemistry</strong> Mar 218 <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong> of the Earth's Mantle II Mar 419 Mantle and Whole Earth Geochemical Models Mar 720 Evolution of the Mantle and Crust Mar 921 Evolution of the Continental Crust Mar 1122 Evolution of the Continental Crust II Mar 1423 Magma Sources in Subduction Zones Mar 16PRELIM EXAM Mar 18SPRING BREAK24 Cosmochemistry and Cosmochronology Mar 2825 Cosmochemistry and Cosmochronology II Mar 3026 Evolution of the Atmosphere Apr 1Part II: Stable <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong>A: Fundamentals27 Physical Fundamentals I Apr 428 Physical Fundamentals II Apr 629 Geothermometry and <strong>Isotope</strong>s in the Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Apr 830 <strong>Isotope</strong> fractionation in the Biosphere Apr 11B: Igneous and Hydrothermal Systems31 Stable <strong>Isotope</strong>s in Igneous Systems I: Indicators of Assimilation Apr 1332 Stable <strong>Isotope</strong>s in Igneous Systems II: Crustal Recycling Apr 1533 Hydrothermal Systems and Ore Genesis Apr 1834 Hydrothermal Systems and Ore Genesis II Apr 20C: Low Temperature Applicationsi
<strong>EAS</strong> <strong>656</strong> <strong>Isotope</strong> <strong>Geochemistry</strong><strong>Syllabus</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2005</strong>35 Applications to Archeology and Paleontology Apr 2236 Stable <strong>Isotope</strong>s and Hydrocarbons Apr 2537 Paleoclimatology Apr 2738 Paleoclimatology II Apr 2939 Evolutionary Models of the Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere May 240 Evolutionary Models II May 441 Catch-up and Review May 6Final Exam: May 20, 9:00AM – 11:30 AM.ii
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