Modeling Metamorphic Rocks Using Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Internally Consistent Databases: Past Achievements, Problems and Perspectives

• Published in: Journal of petrology Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 19 - 56
• Main Authors: Lanari, Pierre, Duesterhoeft, Erik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.01.2019
• Subjects: thermodynamics; metamorphism; thermobarometry; modeling tools

Abstract The astonishing progress of personal computer technology in the past 30 years as well as the availability of thermodynamic data and modeling programs have revolutionized our ability to investigate and quantify metamorphic processes. Equilibrium thermodynamics has played a central role in th...