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) and metamorphic rocks; 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 (GEOL0202-3).
Co-requisites courses:
Physical chemistry (CHIM0739-2)
Cristallography and mineralogy (GEOL1033-1 et GEOL1034-1)
Physics (PHYS0188-7)
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.
The practicals are essential for a good understanding of the course. Attendance at exercises is therefore mandatory.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Attendance at practical work is compulsory and conditions success.
The written exam takes place in session and includes theoretical questions as well
as a series of exercises to be solved.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
J. Vander Auwera-Coppens Pétrologie, Géochimie endogènes et pétrophysique, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Tél.: 04/366.22.53 -mailto:jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be Secretariat: Mrs M.Guadagnano and J. Schmetz Tél.: 04/366.22.51 - mailto:m.guadagnano@uliege.be, joelle.schmetz@ulg.ac.be