Lecture Plan

Lec. Topic ILO 2 Lec. Topic ILO

hour hou
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1 Introduction, atoms, elements 1 16 Assessment 01 (7.5 %) 2
2 Elements and Minerals 1 17 Rock geochemistry 2
3 Cosmic abundance 1 18 Rock geochemistry 2
4 Elemental classification 1 19 Isotopes/radioactive isotopes 3
5 Classes of elements 1 20 Radioactive isotopes 3
6 Major /trace elements 1 21 Radioactive/ Stable isotopes 3
7 Major/trace elements 1 22 Stable isotopes/ Quiz 02 (5%) 3
8 Trace elements/ Quiz 01 (5%) 1 23 Stable isotopes 3
9 Sediment geochemistry 1 24 Stable isotopes 3
10 Sediment geochemistry 1 25 Applications of isotopes 3
11 Sediment geochemistry 1 26 Assignment 01 (2.5%) 3
12 Water geochemistry 1 27 Geochronology 3
13 Water geochemistry 1 28 Geochronology 3
14 Assignment 01 (2.5 %) 29 Geochronology 3
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15 Rock geochemistry 2 30 Assessment 02 (7.5 %) 3
Water geochemistry

Geochemical analysis of water samples

• Molarity
• It is the concentration of the solution and defined as the
amount of constituent (mol) in a volume of solution (m3)
• Units : mol/m3
• Molality
• It is the amount of constituent (mol) divide by the mass of
the solvent (not the solution) (kg)
• Units : mol/kg
Water geochemistry
• Combining weight
• The atomic or formula weight of an element, compound or in an ion
divide by its valence
Eg: Na+ =22.991/1= 22.991
Ca 2+ = 40.08/2 = 20.04

• Milliequivalent weight
• Concentration (mg/ l) divides by the combining weight
Eg: 35mg/l of Na concentration
=35(mg/l)/22.991
= 1.52meq/l
Water geochemistry
Piper diagram (trilinear diagram)
• A graphical representation of geochemical data of an analysis (major
elements).
• It represents the major cations and anions in separate ternary plots and then
they projected into a one diamond shape graph
• The apexes of the cations are
• Calcium
• magnesium
• sodium plus potassium
• The apexes of the anions are
• Sulphate
• chloride
• carbonates plus hydrogen carbonates
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Water geochemistry
Water geochemistry

Compound Na+ K+ Ca2+ Mg 2+ SO4 2- Cl- CO4 2- HCO3-

Concentrati
on

Combining
weight

Milliequival
ent weight

Percentage