Practical Aspects of Mineral Thermobarometry
Tools and accessories
Click on the appropriate filename to download these utilities. If they're not available at present, my apologies, I'll add or update them as soon as I can.
For THERMOCALC itself, and other programs by Tim Holland, go to the THERMOCALC links page.
Spreadsheets
| Description | Format | Filename |
|---|---|---|
| Simple formula recalculation tool, oxygen or cation basis. (Ready-to-use version) | MS Excel | formula.xls |
| Build-it-yourself projection tool (ready-to-use version). | MS Excel | project.xls |
| Simple but effective triangular plotting | MS Excel | triquik.xls |
| An aid to understanding the Holland & Powell (1992) DQF models for plagioclase a-X relations. | MS Excel | plagdqf.xls |
| Plots approximate error ellipses from THERMOCALC average-PT calculations on a P-T diagram. | MS Excel | avept.xls |
| Linearised calibrations of the Grt-Pl-Al2SiO5-Qtz and Grt-Pl-Ms-Bt geobarometers for medium-grade metapelites (based on 1995 Holland & Powell data set). | MS Excel | pelite-barometers.xls |
| Calculates and compares the results of seven popular calibrations of the garnet-biotite Fe-Mg exchange geothermometer. | MS Excel | grt-bt.xls |
Mincalc
This is a rather ancient DOS program, but could still be useful.
- Zip file: mincalc.zip
- Documentation: mincalc.html
This page last modified 12 October 2004