School Of Natural SciencesGeochemistry ProjectWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 14526.1
Discipline: EARTH SCIENCES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
14524 Introductory Geochemistry: Earth, Resources and Environments AND 14509 Chemical Mineralogy AND 14510 Geochemical Systems AND 300232 Introduction to Earth Sciences
About this Unit
Depending on individual student interests, this unit involves a field or laboratory study of a particular geochemical system. Areas of study include dispersion of heavy metals in the environment, mineralogical controls on metal concentrations, use of geochemical methods in mineral exploration, remote sensing, structures and stabilities of minerals, biogeochemistry of mineral-plant or mineral-animal interactions, biomineralisation.