Compatibility Diagram 1: Dsp-Py-Qz-Ka-H2O

Dexter Perkins
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University of North Dakota
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Summary

One of three compatibility diagrams I use in class. This is a short activity to introduce students to compatibility diagrams (triangular diagrams showing stable assemblages) and how tie lines change when a reaction line is crossed. This exercise can, in turn, be followed by Compatibility Diagram 2 and Diagram 3.

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Context

Audience

Required Petrology class -- mostly junior level students

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

Students need to be familiar with mineral reactions and their implications.

How the activity is situated in the course

This activity can be used to check understanding just after introducing the idea of compatibility diagrams.

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

Students learn how to draw appropriate compatibility diagrams.

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Description of the activity/assignment

A 1-page in-class exercise on compatibility diagrams.

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