Study Programmes 2016-2017
| GEOL0209-1 | ||||||||
| Isotopic geochemistry | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th, 10h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jacqueline Vander Auwera | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, examination in June | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Learning unit contents :
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| Following an introduction on the basic principles of radioactivity and of stable isotopes fractionation, the course is devoted to the geochronological and petrological applications of several isotopic systems. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| The intent of this course is to provide the basic principles of isotopic geochemistry. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Geochemistry (GEOL0206-3)
Magmatic and metamorphic petrology (GEOL0016-1). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 10 courses of 2H of theory and 5 practicals of 2H. | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Notes provided during the courses. Reference books : -Faure G. (1986) . Principles of isotope geology, 589 p. -Dickin A. (2005). Radiogenic isotopes -Allègre C. (2005). Géologie isotopique | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| J. Vander Auwera-Coppens Pétrologie et Géochimie endogènes, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Tél.: 04/366.22.53 -mailto:jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be(jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat: Mme J. Schmetz Tél.: 04/366.22.51 - )mailto:joelle.schmetz@ulg.ac.be(joelle.schmetz@ulg.ac.be) | ||||||||