MINERALOGY BASIC CONCEPTS (PHASE DIAGRAMS) Flashcards
Mechanically Separable part of the system
Phase
display the stability fields for various phases separated by lines representing conditons under which phase changes occurs
phase stability diagrams
Represents conditions at which phase changes occurs
Lines
In a Phase diagram the vertical axis represents
increasing Temp
the horizontal axis represent
variation in composition
Phase Boundary (Line) the temperature above which the system exist 100% liquid andbelow which it contains some crystals
Liquidus
Phase Boundary (Line) that seperates the all-solid crystals stability fied from stability which contains at least some melt
Solidus
The space between the solidus and liquidus represents
a system which consists two types of stable phases both liquid and solid
Gibbs Phase Rule formula
P=C+2-F
Phases (P)
eto ung mechanically separable parts (Ilang solid individual identity) can have same component pero di magkakamukha
Components ?
Minimum number of chemical componens required to define a phase in the system usually expressed as oxides. RULE: The lowest number of components that if i-mix will form all the phases
Degrees of Freedom or Variance (F)
The number of independent factor that can vary (T, P, Comp) without altering te phases that are in equilibrium in one another
ito ung number of factors na pwede mong iadjust ng hindi nagbabago ung stability ng system
Divariant
2 factors (Along stability fields)
Univariant
1 Factor (Along Phase boudnaries)
Invariant
no factor (Along eutectic point)
Conditions under which LIQ. Is equilibrium with 2 DIFFERENT SOLIDS
Eutectic
the composition of the first melt
Eutectic Pt
Conditiona under which a RECTION occurs bweteen a PRE-EXISTING SOLID PHASE and a LIQUID MELT to produce a NEW SOLID PHASE
Peritectic
2 melts of same composition produced by 2 rocks of different intial composition (isang anak 2 magulang)
Invariant Melting
When a solid mineral phase is melted which produce a melt and a different mineral phase with different composition from the initial mienral
Incongruent Melting
Mineral crystals and melt react to produce completely different mienral and there exists a NEGLIGIBLE solid soln between minerals
Discontinuous Reaction
Mineral crystals and melt react continuously and incrementally chang the composition of both which requires a mineral solid soln series
Continuous reactions
Phase Boundary or line that separates conditions in which complete solid sold occurs within a mineral series from conditions under which solid soln is limited. (A boundary na naghahati sa portions of na may complete solid soluton at sa portion na limited lang)
Solvus
Silica is what type of Diagram
One Component Phase Diagram
low temp low press quartz
alpha qtz
High temp quartz, low press quartz
Beta qtz
Low press high temp silica
Tridymite, Cristobalite
High Pressure Varieties usually found in the dep mantle
Stishovite
High Pressure High Temp quartz associated with meteorite impact
Coesite
F=0
Invariant, only 1 set of TP condition exists and there is no freedom
F=1
Univariant, on the phase boundaries. 1 way only of Freedom as T change P will change and Vice Versa
F=2
Divariant, on Phase Stability Fields, can change T and P invariably without affecting the stability of the system