Stardust - meteorites - the interior of the Earth 1300-WGPMWZ

1. Necessary introductory issues:
atom, ion radius, electronegativity, ion potential, periodic table, chemical and geochemical classification of the elements, isotopes and nuclides, radioactive decay, nuclear decay processes (alpha, beta decay, electron capture, nuclear fusion processes).
2. Processes of the formation of the elements:
The Big Bang model, nucleosynthesis in low- and medium-mass stars, nucleosynthesis in massive stars, chemical development of the Galaxy.
3. The abundances of the elements in the Universe and in the Solar System:
estimation of the chemical composition of the Sun, chemical composition of meteorites and the importance of the CI class meteorites, the abundace of elements and isotopes in the Solar System, chemical differentiation between the Sun and the Universe.
4. Presolar grains.
5. Meteorites:
classification of meteorites, primitive and differentiated meteorites, structure and composition of chondrite meteorites, classification of chondrites, non-chondritic meteorites (primary and igneous achondrites, iron and stony-iron meteorites), lunar and Martian chondrites.
6. Anhydrous and hydrous planetesimals:
Asteroids and meteorites, chemical composition and thermal evolution of anhydrous asteroids, structure of the asteroid belt, ice-containing objects, chemical composition of comets, altered meteorites.
7. Chronology and cosmochemical models of the formation and development of the early Solar System:
Environment of the formation of the Sun, age and chronology of the early Solar System, accretion of parent objects for meteorites, structure and processes in the accretion disk, accretion and chemical composition of planets, formation of terrestrial planets and outer planets.
8. Moon and Mars:
The Moon research, the chemical composition of the Moon's mantle and core, the geochemical development of Mars, the importance and influence of the Moon and Mars research on the development othe f Earth research.
9. Earth's core
Structure of the Earth's core, zone D", studies of the Earth's core (direct and indirect data, theoretical assumptions), chemical composition of the inner and outer core (main elements, the presence of light and radioactive elements), estimation and determination of the chemical composition of the core (meteoric data, models of formation Earth, the planetary volatility curve), the time of the core formation, the core and the core-mantle boundary.
10. Earth’s mantle.
Structure and mineralogical composition of the Earth's mantle, mantle phase transitions, mantle circulation/recycling models, the importance of oceanic island basalt and subduction zones for the heterogeneous nature of the mantle, elemental and isotopic composition of the mantle (incompatible elements, isotopes Pb, Nd, Sr and He), presence and the role of mantle plumes in establishing the current chemical composition of the mantle).
11. Earth's crust (outline)
Structure of the Earth's crust, chemical composition of the oceanic and continental crust, formation and growth of the continental crust, weathering processes of rock-forming minerals and their importance in the cycle of elements.