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Geoscience Education in the Mountain State: |
| CATS Earth Science Connections IV |
| Environmental Geochemistry Telecourse |
Weekly Course Notes: March 5, 2002 (Show 6)
Outline
Dr. Deb Hemler, Dr. John Renton, and Dr. Bob Behling
Dr. Deb and Dr. Bob
- Chemical Weathering
- Hydrolysis
- Redox Reactions
- Clay Minerals: Chemistry, Form, and Function
- Soils
- Bauxite
- Saprolite
Break
Dr. Jack and Dr. Bob
- Quiz #1
- Absolute Time and the Geologic Time Scale: A Story of Radioactive Isotopes
- Chemistry of the Primitive Earth: Atmosphere and Oceans
Preview of Show #7: Next Class: March 12.
Chemical and Thermal Evolution
- Sources of heat for the protoplanet
- Gravitational contraction
- Radioactive heat production: five times that of today
- Large meteorite impacts---prior to 4 bya
Dr. Robert Behling (rbehling@wvu.edu)
Dr. Jack Renton (jrenton@wvu.edu)
Dr. Deb Hemler (dhemler@mail.fscwv.edu)
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