Phase Diagrams

Philip Candela

1 Review of basic thermo

2 Review of basic phase diagrams and concepts

3 "

4 Intermediate thermo

5 thermodynamic basis of phase diagrams

6 Advanced concepts in phase diagrams

7 "

8 Some advanced phase diagrams: MgO-CaO-SiO₂-H₂O and metamorphism

9 disequilibria, kinetics and phase diagrams

10 Aqueous and gas systems and phase diagrams

11 magmas, ores, and phase diagrams

12 periodic table and phase diagrams

13 student presentations

14 student presentations

No text.

Some online texts:

http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/geo455/Chapters.HTML

http://er6s1.eng.ohio-state.edu/mse/mse205/lectures/

http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Geology/Petrology/Notes/BinaryDiagrams.pdf

http://www.chem.arizona.edu/~salzmanr/480a/480ants/2comppd/2comppd.html

grading: a few quizzes on 1. phase diagrams, mineral formulae, periodic table; a few problem sets, reading summaries, and a presentation.

First week assignment. Produce a two page summary of important points from the website: http://www-ec.njit.edu/~grow/phasedigram/BiphaseDig.html

on the making of a simple binary eutectic phase diagram.