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Geochemical methods in geology

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Course ID:	1300-OMGGW-GEP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.303 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geochemical methods in geology
Name in Polish:	Metody geochemiczne w geologii
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiazkowe na III roku studiów pierwszego stopnia na kierunku geologia poszukiwawcza
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	1.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The lecture presents the main problems of the geochemistry of stable isotopes and isotopic geochronology, supplemented by elements of general and organic geochemistry.
Full description:	Concise review of the knowledge on general. Isotope and organic geochemistry, especially with indications on its use as a tool to solution of the geological problems (substance origin, geochronology, genesis of the organic fossil fuels etc.). The following problems are presented: -basic terms (nuclide, isotope, isobare, isotone), classification of the isotopes, mass defect etc. -physical and chemical processes of stable isotope fractionation, kinetic effect, isotope exchange -methods of measurement of the isotope ratios, expression of the isotope composition, definition of the delta value, isotope standards -preparation of the samples to the isotope measurements -differentiation of the isotope composition of oxygen and hydrogen in hydrosphere and lithosphere -isotope composition of carbon in various geological environments and in biosphere -isotope composition of sulfur in nature -mechanism of decay of the radioactive isotopes and principles of geochronology -energetic effects of the nuclear reactions -potassium-argon method -geochronological methods with use of uranium and lead isotopes -radiocarbon method -composition, activity scheme and geological role of biosphere -origin of the fossil fuels (coals, oil and natural gas).
Bibliography:	(in Polish) zalecane podręczniki i publikacje : A. Polański Izotopy w geologii J. Burchart, J. Kral Izotopowy zapis przeszłości Ziemi H. G. Rollins Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation
Learning outcomes:	Student gets information on use of the most important geochemical methods in geology, mechanisms of differentiation of the selected isotopes in geological environments and their practical use for studying of the geological processes and isotope age determinations inclusively.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The course is assessed by a written test consisting of multiple choice and open questions, covering the material from the lectures.
Practical placement:	none

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 16 places more information
Coordinators:	Jan Parafiniuk
Group instructors:	Jan Parafiniuk
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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