Fundamentals of Geochemistry I and II

Chemistry of the Earth

Chapters to read

Albarède

• 11 The solid Earth
  • 11.1 The geochemical variability of magmas
    • 11.1.1 Melting of the mantle and crust
    • 11.1.2 Differentiation of magmatic series
  • 11.2 Magmatism of the different tectonic sites
  • 11.3 Mantle convection
  • 11.4 The growth of continental crust

Anderson

• 8 Let's take it from the top: the crust and upper mantle
• 10 The bowels of the Earth
• 14 Magmas: windows into the mantle
• 15 The hard rock cafe

White

• 1 Introduction
• 11 Geochemistry of the Solid Earth I: The Mantle and Core
• 12 Geochemistry of the Solid Earth II: The Crust

Chemistry of the Solar System

Chapters to read

Albarède

• 1 The properties of elements
  • 1.1 The periodic table
  • 1.2 Chemical bonding
  • 1.3 States of matter and the atomic environment of elements
  • 1.4 Geochemical classifications
  • 1.5 The different reservoirs and their compositions
  • 1.6 The nucleus and radioactivity
• 12 The Earth in the Solar System
  • 12.1 The formation of elements
  • 12.2 The formation of the Solar System
  • 12.3 Condensation of planetary material
  • 12.4 The composition of the Earth and its core and the origin of seawater
  • 12.5 The early Solar System
  • 12.6 The Moon
  • 12.7 Mars
  • 12.8 Venus
  • 12.9 Planetary atmospheres

Anderson

• 1 Origin and early history
• 3 The building blocks of planets

White

• 10 The Big Picture: Cosmochemistry