Thermodynamics for Geoscientists

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
Part I: Solution properties of silicate minerals
1	Ideal solutions	(PDF 1) (PDF 2)
2	Non-ideal solutions	(PDF)
3	Alkali and plagioclase feldspars solution models	(PDF)
4	Alkali and plagioclase feldspars solution models (cont.)	(PDF 1) (PDF 2 - 1.0 MB)
5	Introduction to pyroxene thermometry Diopside - Enstatite	See Lec #4
6	Thermodynamic properties of multi-site mineral solutions - Homogeneous equilibria	(PDF)
7	Pyroxene thermometry II, the quad	(PDF)
8-9	Spinels, rhombohedral oxides and T-ƒO2 relations
Part II: Heterogeneous equilibria in geologic systems
10	Heterogeneous equilibria in two - and three-component systems	(PDF)
11	Liquidus diagrams - Liquidus boundaries	(PDF)
12	Liquidus diagrams - Degeneracies and natural examples	(PDF)
13	Liquidus diagrams - Thermodynamic controls on boundaries	(PDF)
14	Schreinemaker’s analysis - Multi-component systems	(PDF)
15	Choosing components - Representations of composition space	(PDF 1) (PDF 2)
16	Heterogeneous reactions - The Gibbs method	(PDF)
17	Solution models for silicate melts-simple systems
18	Solution models for silicate melts-multicomponent systems
19	Thermodynamic models of multicomponent systems - MELTS
20	Mixed volatile equilibria P-T-XCO2-XH2O