Petrolog4 v.4.1: New minerals, models and calculation options

14 April 2024

Petrolog4 v.4.1.0 has been released and can be downloaded from the website. The Demo version and the Manual have also been updated.

This version adds:

Modelling periodic replenishment of the magmatic system by the parental melt for the case of pure fractional crystallisation

Minerals: sulphate, orthoclase, quartz, nepheline, leucite

Zajacz and Tsay (2019) model for sulphate saturation of silicate melts;

Plechov et al. (2023) model for quartz;

Nathan and VanKirk (1978) models for olivine, plagioclase, pyroxenes, magnetite, quartz, orthoclase, leucite and nepheline;

Wood and Blundy (1997) model for distribution coefficients of Y and REE between clinopyroxene and silicate melt;

Lundgaard & Tegner (2004) model for partitioning of ferric and ferrous iron between plagioclase and silicate melt.

The full list of changes and fixes is in the Release Notes available from the Downloads page on the website.

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid

New material on Petrolog website petrologsoftware.com

20 February 2024

Petrolog website has been expanded to include presentations on various aspects of modelling with Petrolog (these are located under the 'Blog' menu item).

There are new tutorials and additions to the 'Future Plans' and 'FAQ' pages.

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid.

Future Plans page is now available on petrologsoftware.com

19 January 2024

Petrolog website has been updated to include 'Future Plans'.

Full version of Petrolog4 is available for download from petrologsoftware.com.

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid.

Petrolog4.0.5 full version is available for download from petrologsoftware.com

14 January 2024

Full version of Petrolog4.0.5 is now available for download from petrologsoftware.com. The website has been updated to expand the FAQ section, and include video tutorials on the basics of using Petrolog4 and plans for future releases. We plan to add further tutorials on more advanced aspects of using Petrolog4 in the near future.

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid.

Petrolog4 v.4.0.5.3 is available on petrologsoftware.com

03 March 2024

Petrolog4 v.4.0.5.3 has been released and can be downloaded from the website. This versions resolved several issued identified by our users. The list of changes is in Release Notes available from the Downloads page on the website.

A new presentation has been uploaded to the website (presentations are located under the 'Blog' menu item).

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid.

Petrolog4 v.4.0.6 is available for download on petrologsoftware.com

13 March 2024

Petrolog4 v.4.0.6 has been released and can be downloaded from the website. This version includes:

Ding et al. (2023) model for D values for H2S/S2- and SO2/S6+ between fluid and silicate melt;
Koshlyakova et al. (2022) model for D values for Ni between olivine and silicate melt;
Smythe et al. (2017) model for sulphide saturation in silicate melts.

The list of changes is in Release Notes available from the Downloads page on the website.

Licences for the full version of Petrolog4 can be purchased at https://norsci.com/?p=petrolog-purchase

Best wishes,

Leonid.