September 4^th: Principles of Analytical Chemistry: geochemical data, precision and accuracy, relevant propulation statistics, reference material preparation and determination.

September 6^th: Laboratory Demonstration: Laboratory tour: DC Plasma spectrometry and X-ray diffraction.

September 11^th: Principles of Analytical chemistry, continued. Classic digestion methods, gravimetry, photometry, volatile determinations, colorimetry.

September 13^th: Laboratory Demonstration: Sample preparation procedures for rock analysis - from solid rock to powder (and eventually to solution).

September 18^th: Optical spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrophotometry: principles and uses.

September 20^th: Laboratory Exercise: Preparation of Rock Standard samples for bulk analysis (We may need to start this a bit early - can be done in shifts)

September 25^th-27^th (TIMES to be arranged) Laboratory Exercise: Plasma Emission spectrometry multi-element analysis of standard rocks.

October 2^nd: X-ray methods 1: X ray diffractometry. Principles, Bragg's Law, applications, powder vs. camera methods.

October 9^th: X-ray methods 2: X ray fluorescence spectrometry. Principles and comparisons to optical emission spectrometry re: results.

October 11^th: Laboratory Demonstration: X-ray powder diffraction and pattern identification.

October 16^th: XRD-XRF redux.

October 18^th: Laboratory Exercise: Running unknowns on the XRD!

October 23^rd: Introduction to Microbeam methods: Principles and mechanics of

X-ray microanalysis. Sample preparation

October 30^th: Electron Microprobes: EDS and WDS analytical methodologies. Data correction methods.

TBA: Laboratory Demonstration (Internet willing!): Electron microprobe analysis of samples!

November 13^th: Principles of Mass Spectrometry

Readings: Potts, Chapters 16-18.

December 4^th: ICP-MS as a mass spectrometry technique. Principles, benefits, perils.