Analysis of thermodynamic properties of geomaterials at
high pressures and temperatures existing in the Earth's
interior is presented. The presentation includes a summary on
the determination of equations of state based on measured
properties of minerals, as well as thermodynamic identities and
approximate relations between thermodynamic parameters of
the second, third, and in some instances, fourth orders. New
expressions were derived for the volume dependences of the
coefficient of thermal expansion, the Grüneisen parameter, and
the Anderson-Grüneisen parameter. Attention is given to the
preparation of the database on mineral properties. Several
geophysical estimates, including the lower-mantle properties,
were obtained. It was shown that the thermal expansivity
decreases 4-5 times along the "hot" mantle adiabat as the
pressure increases from 0 to 1.4 Mbar. Under the same
conditions, the heat capacity
CP drops about 10-15%. The
thermal pressure at
T > Q is linear in temperature, with
an accuracy of 1-3%. The parameter
2KT/
P
T at
P = 0 for
mantle minerals was estimated to be
(1-3)
10-4K-1. The
acceptable ranges of other lower-mantle parameters are
dVT = K
- dT
0.2,
q
0.8,
g
1.1,
dT
3-3.3, and
dS
1.9-2.2. Deviations from
the Mie-Grüneisen equation of state are discussed in
relation to the volume- and temperature-dependent Grüneisen
parameter.