SUBJECT
Title
Instrumental analytical techniques in geology 1
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Geological problems and their translation to analytical tasks, complex approach to the analysis of geological (solid) materials; texture-(mineral)phases-chemical composition, sample collection, sample preparation, separation, observations; morphology-basic physical and chemical properties, solid state thermo-analytical methods (DTA) and their applications, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) – a complex approach to analyse (mineral)phase composition and crystallographic properties, system of spectroscopic methods, emission/fluorescent X-ray spectroscopy (XRF) – a unique chemical analysis tool for constituents ranging from major- to trace elements.
Readings
none