An experimental exploration of silicate melt therrmodynamics

岩浆的化学性质是了解地球上火成岩活动的关键，因此也是了解岩浆作用的构造意义以及过去岩浆作用产生的矿产资源的关键。在评估与火山喷发有关的危害时，岩浆的化学成分也是一个决定性因素，包括对大气的自然输入，而造成气候变化的人为输入必须对照这些输入进行评估。这项研究计划将通过实验测量不同岩浆成分对岩浆中重要挥发性和微量元素组分的溶解度的影响，为模拟岩浆活动提供急需的基础数据。

The chemical properties of magmas are the key to understanding igneous activity in the Earth, and hence the tectonic significance of magmatism, and the mineral resources resulting from past magmatism. The chemistry of magmas is also a determining factor in assessing the hazards associated with volcanic eruptions, including natural inputs into the atmosphere against which anthropogenic inputs causing climate change must be assessed. This research program will measure experimentally the way different magma compositions affect the solubilites of important volatile and trace-element components in magmas, providing the much-needed fundamental data to model magmatic activity.