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Published September 1998 | public
Journal Article

Algorithmic modifications extending MELTS to calculate subsolidus phase relations

Abstract

Algorithmic modifications to the MELTS software package are presented in order that calculations of heterogeneous phase equilibria can be performed in the subsolidus. Methods are presented for: (1) selecting an "initial guess assemblage" that satisfies the bulk composition constraints; (2) detecting saturation of new phases (including liquid) in an assemblage; (3) adding and removing phases from the assemblage without adjusting the system bulk composition; and (4) constraining the assemblage to a fixed f_(O2). These methods have O2 been added to MELTS, allowing it to calculate heterogeneous phase equilibria with or without liquid, closed or open to O, and with fixed intensive variables (P,T), (P,S), (P,H), or (V,T). Applications include fractional melting calculations, metamorphic phase equilibria, and geophysical models of subsolidus regions of the Earth.

Additional Information

© 1998 Mineralogical Society of America. Manuscript received: April 13, 1998; manuscript accepted: June 10, 1998; paper handled by David M. Jenkins. The authors thank Denton Ebel, Alex Navrotsky, and Tracy Rushmer for helpful comments on the manuscript, and David Jenkins for editorial handling. Paul D. Asimow is supported by a postdoctoral research fellowship from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. M.S.G. acknowledges material support from the National Science Foundation (OCE-9529790).

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