Hot Under the Collar (part III) Phase Diagrams Rocks at last!!!!
Gibbs Phase Rule F = C - P + 2 F = the number of degrees of freedom C = the number of components P = number of phases
Gibbs Phase Rule Divarient Field Point C F = C - P + 2 Only one phase Only one component (e.g. H2O exists as ice, water and steam but is always present as H2O) Therefore two degrees of freedom Divarient Field
Gibbs Phase Rule Univarient Line Point B F = C - P + 2 Two phases Only one component (e.g. H2O exists as ice, water and steam but is always present as H2O) Therefore one degree of freedom Univarient Line
Gibbs Phase Rule Invarient Point Point A F = C - P + 2 Three phases Only one component (e.g. H2O exists as ice, water and steam but is always present as H2O) Therefore no degrees of freedom Invarient Point
Two component phase diagrams – mixtures between two endmembers Binary Phase Diagrams Two component phase diagrams – mixtures between two endmembers
Binary Phase Diagrams Eutectic Liquidus Solidus
Equilibrium BALANCE MgO + SiO2 MgSiO3 periclase quartz enstatite
Binary Phase Diagrams
Binary Phase Diagrams
Binary Phase Diagrams
Binary Phase Diagrams
Lever Rule F = L2/L1 F is the fraction of melt remaining
Lever Rule F = L3/L1 F is the fraction of crystals of B L3
Lever Rule F = L2/L1 F is the fraction of crystals of B generated at the eutectic
Lever Rule F = L2/L1 F is the fraction total fraction of B in the whole rock
Disequilibrium Reactions are not balanced Rapid cooling Separation of crystals by sinking or flotation (crystal differentiation) “Protection” of crystals by the formation of rims or zoning.
At Disequilibrium
At Disequilibrium
At Disequilibrium
At Disequilibrium
Solid Solutions
Solid Solutions
Solid Solutions
Lever Rule F = L2/L1 F is the fraction of liquid left.
Under Disequilibrium
Under Disequilibrium
Under Disequilibrium
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