Undergraduate Course: Solid-Fluid Interactions in the Earth's Crust (EASC10061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This option course will be generic and broad in scope, spanning the near-subsurface to the deep Earth crust.
Topics may include:
? Thermodynamics and properties of impure solids
? Mixed volatile mineral-fluid equilibria
? Thermodynamics and properties of COH and saline fluids, and their geological implications
? Mineral solubilities in fluids in theory and practice
? Physical and textural controls on fluid transport and flow
? Chromatographic models of fluid transport and fluxes
? Fluid flow in deforming rocks - theory, experiment and practice
? Timescales and mechanisms of fluid flow; implied crustal
permeabilities
? Building stone
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will:
- Develop an understanding of the physico-chemical principles and processes that describe the interaction of minerals, rocks and fluids in the Earth- crust
- Describe the physico-chemical properties and behaviour of the component solids and fluids
- Apply the principles of chemical equilibrium, rock physics and geochemistry in order to quantify these processes
- Illustrate the principles using research case studies from the published literature
The acquisition of generic skills and understanding of solid-fluid interactions and their geological application, which will be valued by employers in relevant industries. |
Assessment Information
| Seminar presentation (40%) and project paper (60%) based on case study and literature-based research |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Colin Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 4849
Email: Colin.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk |
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