THERMOCALC Workshop: Calculating Metamorphic
Phase Equilibria
Roger Powell (with assistance from Chris Carson, Yale University)
will give a 2.5-day THERMOCALC Workshop: Calculating Metamorphic
Phase Equilibria (see below for details of content) immediately before
the Goldschmidt Conference. You do not have to be attending the
Goldschmidt Conference to participate in this informal workshop.
The workshop will run all day on 17-18 May and on the morning of 19 May
2001 on the campus at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Following
the workshop, transport from the Virginia Tech campus to the Homestead
will be arranged for Goldschmidt attendees as necessary (contact Bob
Tracy before the workshop). The course will likely be limited to 25
participants due to available computer lab space. The fee for the
workshop will be $100 (accommodation and meals at participant expense). A
block of rooms has been reserved at the Best Western Red Lion Inn in
Blacksburg, Virginia (~1 mile from campus).
To participate in the workshop you need to:
1. Inform Mike Brown by e-mail and, after your place has been confirmed
by him, pay the $100 fee before 31 March 2001 [check payable to
University of Maryland (NOT Mike Brown); mail to Mike Brown at the
address at the end of this e-mail], after 1 April wait-listed persons
will be offered places for which payment has not been received or
arranged;
2. Book a room for 3 nights (May 16-18) at the Best Western by April
25th to get the
workshop rate [phone (int+) 540-552-7700 for reservations and mention the
"Geology Short Course" block of rooms at $60 per night per
double room (this is a reduced rate, the cut-off date for holding the
rooms is three weeks ahead, or April 25th; if you need to arrange a
roommate to share with, contact Bob Tracy (Robert Tracy
<[log in to unmask]>),
who will act as a clearing house].
Workshop information
Dates: May 17-19, 2001 (2.5 days)
Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Accommodation:
Best Western Red Lion Inn (May 16-18, inclusive,
individual participant is responsible for booking accommodation).
Product: A CD-ROM will be provided to each workshop
participant
- Cost:
$100.00 (covers workshop fee, CD-ROM, coffee and tea;
exclusive of accommodation, meals and transport) - payable to
University of Maryland
Outline Content of Workshop
Format
Start 8:30 sharp. Finish 5.30. Mornings: lectures;
afternoons: hands-on in the computer lab.
Optional late afternoon lectures on specialist topics.
Day 1
Lectures: What are phase diagrams, and why are they
useful; what data do we need; the computer program, THERMOCALC;
P-T projections; their relationship with compatibility
diagrams.
Hands on: Calculating/drawing P-T projections,
Schreinemakers analysis.
Specialist lecture: a-x relationships and THERMOCALC datafile
construction
Day 2
Lectures: Pseudosections (P-T, P-X, T-X);
relationship with other phase diagrams
Hands on: Calculating/drawing pseudosections
Specialist lecture: thermometry and barometry: single/two
reaction, avPT, delPT
Day 3 (half day)
Lectures: Other types of phase diagrams; choosing the right
phase diagram
Notes
A reading list will be made available prior to the course. If you would like to use your own laptop for the hands-on work, bring it along. The hands-on work will be in a Mac lab, but the CD-ROM will include the corresponding PC software.
Mike Brown and Bob Tracy
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Michael
Brown
Professor of Geology
and Chair of
Department
University of
Maryland
Direct line: 301 405 4080
College
Park
Exec. asst.: 301 405 4065
MD
20742-4211
Dept. office: 301 405 4082
USA
Direct fax: 301 314 7970
Dept. fax: 301 314
9661
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