Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geology | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course includes the following topics: composition and nomenclature of magmatic rocks (Streckeisen, chemical classification of volcanic rocks, CIPW norm); graphical representation of mineral parageneses and reactions; Schreinemakers rules; binary and ternary phase diagrams.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims at providing a basic knowledge for critical interpretation of magmatic and metamorphic phase diagrams.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Reference is being made to the basic principles of chemical thermodynamics and geology (GEOL0202-2).
Co-requisites courses:
Physical chemistry (CHIM0084-1)
Cristallography and mineralogy (GEOL0005-4)
Physics II (PHYS2007-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
8 labs of 2H are devoted to the use of the nomenclature of magmatic rocks, to exercises on graphical representation of mineral parageneses and to the critical use of binary and ternary phase diagrams.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
7 lectures of 2H each associated with 8 labs of 2H. A one day fieldtrip is scheduled.
Recommended or required readings
Booklets provided during the lectures
References:
-The interpretation of Geological phase diagrams, E.G. Ehlers, Dover publications, 1972, 280p
-Basalts and phase diagrams, S.A. Morse
-Les relations de phases et leurs applications, P. Barbey & G. Libourel
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam including questions on theory and exercises.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
J. Vander Auwera-Coppens Pétrologie et Géochimie endogènes, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Tél.: 04/366.22.53 - e-mail : jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be Secretary: Mme M. Guadagnano Tél.:04/366.22.51 - e-mail : M.Guadagnano@ulg.ac.be(m.guadagnano@ulg.ac.be)