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 in research work.

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

Basic understanding about the different analytical techniques in Geosciences and gain knowledge about the analytical techniques that can be used for further research.

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

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

B. Welz and M. Sperling, Electron ProbeAtomic Absorption Spectrometry, 3rd Edition, John Wiley, 1999

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