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12.480 Thermodynamics for Geoscientists | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

12.480 Thermodynamics for Geoscientists | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

In this course, principles of thermodynamics are used to infer the physical conditions of formation and modification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. The course includes phase equilibria of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems and thermodynamic modeling of non-ideal crystalline solutions. It also surveys the processes that lead to the formation of metamorphic and igneous rocks in the major tectonic environments in the Earth's crust and mantle.... Show More
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Homogeneous Equilibria, thermodynamic models, Geophysics, Geology, Pyroxene Thermometry, Mixed Volatile Equilibria P-T-XCO2-XH2O, crust, Heterogeneous Equilibria, Gibbs Method, Spinels, Rhombohedral Oxides, Plagioclase Feldspars Solution Models, Schreinemaker's Analysis, Quad, tectonic environments, Ideal Solutions, Alkali Feldspars Solution Models, Non-ideal Solutions, thermodynamics, Principles of thermodynamics, Silicate Melts, formation and modification of igneous and metamorphic rocks, Thermodynamics, Composition Space, Liquidus Diagrams, mantle, Multi-site Mineral Solutions, Multi-Component Systems, phase equilibria of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, T-?O2 Relations, thermodynamic modelling of non-ideal crystalline solutions
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Date Added to MERLOT:
May 12, 2016
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May 12, 2016
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Barbra Bied Sperling
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