Syllabus

Module 1: The destructive and non-destructive analytical techniques in Geology. [4 Hours]
Module 2: The working principle of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Diffraction (XRD). [6 Hours]
Module 3: Optical spectrometry - Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Atomic emission spectroscopy (AES). [6 Hours]
Module 4: Mass spectrometry - Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS), Raman spectrometry, Chromatography. [6 Hours]
Module 5: Accuracy and Precision of Data, International reference materials/standards, Sample preparation and analysis using the above instruments. [10 Hours]

Basic understanding about the different analytical techniques in Geosciences.

Working principles of various instruments and their uses.

Understanding about the sample preparation methods, standards used and instrumental calibration.

Broad idea about the instruments used in Geosciences and its applications. Its usefulness in research.

S.J.B. Reed, Electron Probe Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy in Geology, Cambridge University Press, 2005

B. Welz, and M. Sperling, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, 3rd, Completely Revised Edition, John Wiley, 1999

P.J. Potts,, A handbook of silicate rock analysis, Springer, 1992

B. He. Bob, Two-Dimensional X-Ray Diffraction, John Wiley and Sons, 2018