GS 536: Nuclear Geology and Geochemical Prospecting
Syllabus​
Nuclear fuel cycle, mineralogy and geochemistry of radioactive minerals. classification of uranium deposits, metallogenic epochs and provinces of uranium mineralisation. uranium exploration. nuclear waste disposal. Principles and methods of geochemical prospecting, pathfinders and trace elements in rocks and soils. Primary and secondary dispersion patterns, geochemical anomalies and their interpretationÂ
Texts/References
- Aswathanarayana, U. Principles of Nuclear Geology, Oxford Press, 1985
- Hawkes, H.E. & Webb, J.S. Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration, Harper & Row, 1980