Duration
20h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in geology (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Enable students to describe eruptive products and quantify magmatic differentiation
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Geochemistry (GEOL0206-3)
Magmatic and metamorphic petrology (GEOL0016-1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
10 lectures of 2H and 7 sessions of exercices (4H).
Recommended or required readings
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.
-Chazot, Lénat, Maury, Agranier, Roche 2017. Volcanologie. deBoeck
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral and practical exam
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-amil:jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be