Syllabus
General Thermodynamic applied to geological systems:
• Introduction to thermodynamic
• Gas laws
• Thermodynamic laws
• Enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, simple phase equilibria, Gibbs phase rule, Clapeyron equation
• Thermodynamic of solution
• Thermodynamic of crystalline solutions
• Equilibrium constant
Phase equilibria in binary and ternary systems:
• Binary systems with eutectic and peritectic points
• Binary systems with solid solution and exsolution
• Ternary systems with eutectic and peritectic points
• Ternary systems with solid solution
Annotation
Target students: master and doctoral level
This advanced course offers overview of thermodynamic relationships and phase diagram principles applicable in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, economic geology as well as mineral physics. The course has two sections - the first part concentrates on thermodynamic laws, types of energy and equations of state for solid, liquid and fluid substances at elevated temperatures and pressures. The second part concentrates on construction features of phase diagrams, interpretation of phase stabilities, melting and crystallization paths in multicomponent systems and their applications in geology.