GEOSC 414Carbonate Geochemistry

3 credits · Geosciences · Penn State

Carbonate minerals that form in lakes, soils, and oceans help us understand the chemistry and biology of their environment. In this course, we build a foundation of carbonate equilibrium chemistry as a framework for discussions of carbonate-forming environments, the impacts of chemical, thermal, and biological processes on the carbonate rock record, and carbonate-based proxies for ancient Earth conditions.