Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
GEOL 5700 section 1, Fall 2008
Times and Place: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11:00-11:50 pm,
BESC 155
Instructors:
Text:
- Anderson, New Theory of the Earth (2007), required
- Supplemental:
Karato, The Dynamic Structure of the Deep Earth
- Turcotte and Schubert, Geodynamics, 2nd edition.
- Brown and Mussett, The Inaccessible Earth, 2nd edition (1993)
is out of print but on reserve and will be used for some readings
- Stüwe, Geodynamics of the Lithosphere: An Introduction (2002)
might be used for some readings.
- Don Anderson's Theory of the Earth has useful information;
it is out of print but available online as pdfs
Coursework:
- Homeworks as assigned
- Readings (2/week most weeks, to be discussed Fridays)
- Midterm Exam
- Final Exam
News:
This week's schedule:
17- Magma Production in Continental Lithosphere (basalts; FARMER)
19- Geophysics of crust; Physics of magmatism/Extensional tectonics
(JONES)
21- Discussion-
Silver,
P. G., M. D. Behn, K. Kelley, M. Schmitz, and B. Savage, Understanding cratonal
flood basalts, Earth Plan. Sci. Letts., 245, 190-201,
2006.
Buck, W.
R., Einarsson, P., and Brandsdottir, B., 2006, Tectonic stress and magma
chamber size as controls on dike propagation: Constraints from the 1975-1984
Krafla rifting episode: Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, v. 111,
no. B12,
Reading- Handouts, Farmer Treatise
on Geochemistry paper on continental basaltic rocks, parts of Turcotte and
Schubert (9-11, 6-12, 6-2 to 6-6)
Next week's schedule:
Nov. 24-28: Vacation
Dec. 1- Magma Production in Continental Lithosphere (andesites/rhyolites;
FARMER)
3- Physics of earthquakes (JONES)
5- Discussion: TBA
Reading- Handouts, part of Stein
and Wysession
What's here now:
Important Dates:
- First class: Aug,. 25
- Labor Day (no class): September 1st
- Midterm: October 6th, in class
- Class Cancelled-November 3rd
- Thanksgiving/Fall break (no class): November
24th -28th
- Final: Last regular class OR December 16th, 10:30 am, BESC 155
Topics:
- Creation of the Earth
- Differentiation of the Earth
- Core's chemistry
- The geodynamo and magnetic history of the Earth
- Mantle convection and viscosity structure
- Seismological and chemical transitions in the mantle
- Plumes: chemical constraints, physical models
- Origin and transport of melts
- Evolution of oceanic lithosphere
- Continental lithosphere over geologic time
Links
Please send mail to cjones@cires.colorado.edu
if you encounter any problems or have suggestions.
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