Contents
Thermodynamics as a tool to interpret formation conditions for minerals and rocks, and related synthetic materials. Equilibrium structures, dissipative structures. Geochemical equilibrium in metamorphic, magmatic and sedimentary systems. Geothermometry, geobarometry. Experimental simulation of geochemical equilibrium versus thermodynamic calculation.
2L+2P/week, autumn term.
Text-books
Wood & Fraser, Elementary Thermodynamics for Geologists, Oxford Univerisity Press, 1991 or Anderson & Crerar, Thermodynamics in Geochemistry, Oxford University Press, 1993.
Evaluation
1 written examination (13-scale).
ECTS-credits
10
Semester
Fall