SUBJECT

Title

Structural spectroscopies in geology

Type of instruction

lecture + practical

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 2

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

Lecture

The course provides an introduction to the theoretical backround of structural spectroscopic methods as applied to geological materials and the interpretation of analytical results in solving geological problems.

Practical

The course provides an introduction to the practice of structural spectroscopic methods as applied to geological materials and the interpretation of analytical results in solving geological problems. Particular emphasis is placed on Raman spectroscopy.

Readings

Hawthorne, F. C. (ed.) (1988): Spectroscopic Methods in Mineralogy and Geology. Reviews in Mineralogy, Mineralogical Society of America, v. 18, 512 p.