| Course Description : | This lab aims at introducing the geology student into the
techniques of instrumental analyses and identification of Earth's
material i.e minerals, rocks, water chemitry etc; This lab will given
for the whole semester 3 hours a week and every lab will be
preceded by an introduction on the theoretical basis of the
different techniques; The techniques include: X-Ray diffraction,
X-Ray fluoresecence, Flame photometer, Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy, Inductively Coupled Plasma, Mineral Separation
using gravimetric and magnetic methods. Staining techniques; and
Scanninng Electron Microscopy. |