Useful references
I have drawn material
for our class from a variety of sources besides our Textbook by Brownlow.
I'm sure our library has some or all of them, and you may find them useful.
In alphabetical order by author they are:
Albarede F. (2003) Geochemistry-- An introduction. Good chapters on mass conservation, element transport, and geochronology (among others).
Anderson G.M. (1996) Thermodynamics of natural systems. This is one of the best books on thermodynamics I've come across.
Faure G. (1977) Principles of isotope geology. I'm sure there's a more recent version of this book, but I don't have it. It's a standard text on geochronology and stable isotopes.
Faure G. (1991) Principles and applications of geochemistry-- a Comprehensive textbook for geology students. This book is especially strong on aqueous geochemistry.
Henderson P. (1982) Inorganic Geochemistry. An older book, but one of the best, easy-to-understand overviews on inorganic geochemistry.
McSween H.Y., Richardson S.M. and Uhle M.E. (2003) Geochemistry -- Pathways and processes. I'm thinking of using this book in the future for this course. Let me know if you like it.
McSween H.Y. Jr. and Huss G.R. (2010) Cosmochemistry. Here's a book for students oriented towards chemistry from a planetary and extraplanetary perspective. If I were to teach a Comochemistry course, I would probably use this book.
Rollinson H. (1993) Using geochemical data: Evaluation, presentation, interpretation. This book provides a good review of the types of diagrams, methods, and analytical tools used by geoscientists.
Wood B.J. and Fraser D.G. (1977) Elementary thermodynamics for geologists. Some people find this book confusing, but it provides detailed examples of how to solve various thermodynamic problems and goes into some detail on standard states.
Walther, J. V. (2005). Essentials of geochemistry. This is a new addition to my bookshelf, and it appears to be a very good textbook, covering many of the diverse topics we will explore this semester, including thermodynamics, isotopes, mineral chemistry, and the chemistry of natural waters, igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, and sedimentary rocks.
Yuan-Hui Li (2000) A Compendium
of geochemistry-- From solar nebula to the human brain. This
book is one of the better overall references for cosmochemistry and nucleosynthesis.
Some diagrams from handouts will come from this book.