Study Programmes 2015-2016
| GEOL0302-1 | ||||||||
| Volcanology | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th, 30h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jacqueline Vander Auwera | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The course includes the following topics: calculation of the viscosity, density and oxygen fugacity of silicate melts; use of geothermobarometry; modelling of magmatic differentiation using major and trace elements; melt inclusions. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Enable students to describe eruptive products and quantify magmatic differentiation | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Geochemistry (GEOL0206-3)
Magmatic and metamorphic petrology (GEOL0016-1). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 10 lectures of 2H and 7 sessions of exercices (4H). | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Ouvrages de référence: -Shaw D.M. (2006). Trace elements in Magmas, a theoretical treatment. Cambridge University Press -Rollinson H. (1993). Using geochemical data: evaluation, presentation, interpretation. Longman, 352p. | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral and practical exam | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| J. Vander Auwera-Coppens Pétrologie et Géochimie endogènes, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Tél.: 04/366.22.53 - e-amil:jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be |
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