Useful Phase Diagrams
Initial Publication Date: July 17, 2008
Summary
These are some drafted phase diagrams that may be useful as part of pdf slide shows to illustrate lectures or as handouts. Some are schematic; some are based on experiments. PDF files can be opened with Adobe Illustrator to edit and modify if you wish. Use "Command" (Mac) or "Control" L in Acrobat to see as a slide show (advance with arrow keys, Cmd or Ctrl L to end).
Context
Audience
These diagrams could be used in a sophomore or junior level required course in petrology.
Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
How the activity is situated in the course
These can be used in a lecture slide show or as a handout for students.
Goals
Content/concepts goals for this activity
This project involves using phase diagrams.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
Other skills goals for this activity
Description of the activity/assignment
These are some drafted phase diagrams that may be useful as part of pdf slide shows to illustrate lectures or as handouts. Some are schematic; some are based on experiments. PDF files can be opened with Adobe Illustrator to edit and modify if you wish. Use "Command" (Mac) or "Control" L in Acrobat to see as a slide show (advance with arrow keys, Cmd or Ctrl L to end).
Determining whether students have met the goals
Teaching materials and tips
Other Materials
- Schematic GX-TX drawings for Di-An (Acrobat (PDF) 706kB May25 04)
- Calc-silicate Reactions on CMS diagrams (after Spear) (Acrobat (PDF) 3.2MB May25 04)
- Six useful diagrams (Acrobat (PDF) 28kB May25 04) for petrology teaching, including ternary graph paper.