| Week | Work set (for submission the following week) |
|---|---|
| 1 | QS1: 1 – Seismic wave speed 2 – Map |
| 2 | QS2: 1 – Isostasy 2 – Essay |
| 3 | QS3: 3 – Mantle potential temperature 4 – Map |
| 4 | QS4: 2 – Isostasy 4 – Map |
| 5 | QS5: All 2015 map exam |
| 6 | Essay: Why is summer insolation at 65 degrees north latitude such a critical metric of global climate state during the Pleistocene (the most recent 2.5 million years)? What observational constraints in palaeo-climate archives have been used to test this? |
| 7 | QS7: 3 – map Essay (from QS6) – Explain what is meant by the term ‘solid solution’? Discuss the factors that control the extent of solid solution in minerals. Why does the mineral quartz show virtually no solid solution at any temperature? How and why does the extent of solid solution vary as a function of temperature and composition in feldspars? |
| 8 | QS8 (for after the Christmas vacation): 1 – thermodynamics 2 – thermodynamics 3 – thermodynamics 4 – thermodynamics 7 – essay 12 – map |
11th October 2026
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