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    Geoscience > Geology > Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology > PTt Relationships

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    Calculating Pressures and Temperatures of Petrologic Events: Geothermobarometry part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Donna Whitney, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
    In this lab exercise, students examine one or more metamorphic rocks and use various approaches to estimating and calculating the pressure-temperature conditions at which the rocks equilibrated. The exercise ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:PTt Relationships, Geoscience:Geology
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Progressive metamorphism of pelitic rocks: A lab assignment to facilitate translation from AFM space to P-T space part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Jane Selverstone, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
    This is an example of a lab activity aimed at teaching students how to go from natural samples to AFM diagrams to P-T conditions of equilibration.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:PTt Relationships, Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies, Metamorphic Processes, Geoscience:Geology
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    T-X Phase Diagrams part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Dexter Perkins, University of North Dakota-Main Campus
    This is a 15 page tutorial and problem set designed to get students familiar with T-X diagrams, their implications, and uses.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:PTt Relationships, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, Metamorphic Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Geothermal Gradients part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Cameron Davidson, Carleton College
    In this problem set the students use two different equations to calculate a conductive geothermal gradient using a spreadsheet program like Excel. Once they have the geothermal gradient plotted, they are asked to ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Metamorphic Processes, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, PTt Relationships, Igneous Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Learning Thermodynamics and Using Spreadsheets part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Sumit Chakraborty and Somnath Dasgupta
    These files contain a set of three Excel files to balance mineral reactions, to explore variation of thermodynamic properties as a function of P, T and composition and to explore stability of different mineral ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, PTt Relationships, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Geochemistry:Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Binary eutectic in-class exercise (Di-An) part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Allen Glazner
    In this activity students work through a binary eutectic phase diagram in small groups and try to determine a set of generalizations that explain the behavior of such systems (e.g., "the first liquid produced ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, PTt Relationships, Geochemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Rb-Sr isotope in-class exercise part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
    Allen Glazner
    This set of problems involves calculations of changes in radiogenic isotope ratios. It requires students to understand the concept of an isochron and how isotope ratios change (or do not change) during magma mixing ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, PTt Relationships, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes, Geoscience:Geology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Crystal Structures as Geobarometers part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Cpx Geobarometer
    Kent Ratajeski, Calvin University
    Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 4, 2005 Description This exercise is based on the recent formulation of a geobarometer based on the crystal structure of clinopyroxene (Nimis, 1995; 1998; 1999). This method relates ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Problem Set
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Systematic Mineralogy:Chain Silicates, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:PTt Relationships, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystallography, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Igneous Rocks
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review