Informations du cours

Content:

•    The physical state of all relevant layers of Earth, from the deep crust to the Earth’s core.
•    Major rock-forming phases, phase relations at high pressures and high temperatures.
•    The effect of pressure, temperature and oxygen fugacity on phase relations and the equation of states of high-pressure phases (e.g. ringwoodite, bridgmanite).
•    The role of chemical and physical heterogeneities.
•    Volatile cycles, i.e. carbon, water, sulfur.
•    Modes of chemical exchange between the different mantle layers. Discussion of the question of layered or whole mantle convection.
•    Reading and understanding research papers.