12.119
Analytical Techniques for Studying Environmental and Geologic Samples
Spring 2011
This is a laboratory course supplemented by lectures that focus on selected analytical facilities that are commonly used to determine the mineralogy, elemental abundance and isotopic ratios of Sr and Pb in rocks, soils, sediments and water.
Readings
- Hemond, Harold F. Biogeochemistry of a New England Sphagnum Bog . Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1977.
- Gill, Robin, ed. Modern Analytical Geochemistry (Longman Geochemistry Series) . Addison Wesley Longman, 1997. ISBN: 9780582099449.
- Potts, P. J. A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis . Chapman and Hall, 1987. ISBN: 9780412008818.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.