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Geochemical field course

Class at Faculty of Science |
MG431T12

Syllabus

Bases of prospection methods and geochemical field work

Methods of sampling stream sediments, identification of minerals

Methods of sampling of natural surface waters, basic chemical analysis of waters

Methods of sampling soils, preparing soil samples for further analyses

Radiometric prospection/analysis, sampling, main field methods

Modern field analytical methods - waters, soils, rocks

Preparing data for the project report and for the multipurpose geochemical maps

Annotation

A practical field course focused on applying traditional and modern geochemical methods for geochemical mapping and prospecting (rocks, soils, sediments) and monitoring the state of different compartments of the environment (soils, surface waters).

Reedman J.H. (1979) Geochemical Prospecting. In: Techniques in Mineral Exploration. Springer