| Deep Mantle Properties and Geochemistry | |
| LECTURERS: | Prof. Dr. Timmerman |
| SCOPE: | This course focuses on integrating different datasets (seismology, mineral physics, petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology) to understand deep Earth processes through time. |
| HELD AT: | BE |
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| ECTS Credits: | 3 |
| PREREQUISITES: | |
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| FORMAT: | Lectures, exercises, presentation |
| FREQUENCY: | biennially in fall semester, held in odd years |
| CONTENTS: | The mantle provides the thermal and mechanical driving forces for plate tectonics and plays an important role in the evolution of the crust. In this course we look at the deep mantle (>150 km depth) using a combination of seismic tomography, mineral physics and properties, and petrology and chemical (including isotope) compositions of magmatic rocks, mantle xenoliths and diamonds, to get a complete picture of deep processes and evolution of the mantle. Through lectures, practical work, and presentations, you will learn 1) what seismology, petrology, mineral physics and geochemistry tell us about deep Earth processes, 2) the link between P-T-volatiles, mineral/rock compositions and properties, and the seismic structure of the mantle, 3) in depth knowledge of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle, and 4) skills in the critical assessment of published research and in scientific presentation. |
| ASSESSMENT: | Presentation |
(prer): Courses with prerequisites.