Numerical exercises with data from metamorphic rocks (177513-SS 2021)

Content

Calculation of mineral formulae from chemical analyses. Representation of mineral compositions and phase relations. Schreinemaker’s Analysis. Application of Clausius-Clapeyron equation to construct phase boundaries in P-T space. Generation of compatibility diagrams. P-T sections, T-X sections, P-X sections and P-T pseudosections with the help of thermodynamic software. Interpretation of the results using examples from real metamorphic rocks. Geothermobarometric calculations. Derivation of P-T conditions of formation of rocks on the basis of P-T grids.