Schedule | PETROCHRO2015

8:45- Meeting at the venue: Universität Potsdam (Campus Golm), Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Building 27, Room 1.10
9:00–9:30 – Lecture [1.1]: Introduction: quantitative compositional micro-mapping, a new tool for petrological studies (A. Pourteau)
9:30–10:30 – Lecture [1.2]: Analytical procedure for electron microprobe X-ray mapping, optimal conditions and pitfalls to avoid (P. Lanari & S. Centrella)
10:30–10:45- Coffee break
10:45–11:15 – Practical [1.A]: How to get started: registration + download + setup
11:15–12:00 – Lecture [1.3]: An introduction to XMapTools (P. Lanari)
12:00–13:30 – Lunch break
13:30–15:30 – Practical [1.B]: Import X-ray data, classification and corrections (Part 1)
15:30–15:45 – Coffee break
15:30–18:00 – Practical [1.B]: Import X-ray data, classification and corrections (Part 2)
18:15–19:00 – Petrochronology group discussion meeting

9:00–9:30 – Lecture [2.1]: How to transform semi-quantitative X-ray maps into standardized maps of oxide weight-% concentrations (P. Lanari)
9:30–10:30 – Practical [2.A]: Analytical standardization
10:30–10:45- Coffee break
11:00–11:30 – Lecture [2.2]: Local compositions and local effective bulk (S. Centrella, C. Loury & P. Lanari)
11:30–12:00 – Practical [2.B]: Local effective bulk compositions & local chemical variations
12:00–13:30 – Lunch break
13:30–13:45 – Lecture [2.3]: Introduction to the external function module (P. Lanari)
13:45–14:15 – Lecture [2.4]: Pressure-Temperature estimates using empirical and semi-empirical thermobarometers (C. Loury)
14:15–15:30 – Practical [2.C]: External functions, from structural formulae maps to P-T maps
15:30–15:45 – Coffee break
15:45–18:00 – Practical [2.D]: Case study of an eclogite from Himalaya—Part 1
19:00–??? – Dinner at the ‘Braumanufaktur Potsdam’, Forsthaus Templin (http://www.braumanufaktur.de/)