Duration
25h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geology | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Following an introduction to the early differentiation of the Earth, the first part of the course is devoted to the tools of geochemistry (trace elements, isotopic geochemistry). In the second part, the successive parts of the Earth (core, mantle, continental and oceanic crusts) are successively studied using the informations and constraints provided by geochemistry.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The intent of this course is to introduce the students to geochemistry.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Reference is being made to notions of thermodynamics and chemistry (CHIM0738-1, PHYS0188-7-1) as well as to the topics provided in the course on "Theoretical petrology" (GEOL0026-2) and "Cristallography and Mineralogy" (GEOL1033-1 et GEOL1034-1). The courses of "Tectonics" (GEOL0029-5), "Mineralogy and Radiocristallography" (GEOL1037-1 et GEOL1038-1) and of "Magmatic petrology" (GEOL1035-1) are co-requisites.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
12 lectures of 2H in which exercises are included.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Notes provided during the lectures.
References:
-Albarède, F. (2001). La géochimie, Gordon and Breach.
-Henderson, P. (1982). Inorganic geochemistry. Pergamon Press.
-White, W.M. (2013). Geochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
J. Vander Auwera-Coppens Pétrologie, Géochimie endogènes et pétrophysique, B20 Tél: 04/366.22.53, e-mail:mailto:jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat: Mrs M. Guadagnano and J. Schmetz Tél: 04/366.22.51, m.guadagnano@uliege.be, joelle.schmetz@ulg.ac.be