The Melts Software Project is an ongoing effort by Mark Ghiorso, Richard Sack, and others, to create state of the art igneous melt modeling software.
Melts allows the user to simulate most igneous processes occuring in the crust and upper mantle.
In addition, there are related web based supplemental calculators for special calculations and an igneous rock database. Experimental work is under way to calibrate a thermodynamic model for these liquids under natural conditions. Its mission is to incorporate ecological principles into natural resource conservation and accelerate the development and transfer of appropriate technology in response to comprehensive watershed needs and environmental sustainability at the watershed and landscape scales. The Institute is located at the Univ of Washington Department of Geological Sciences. The purpose of this research project is to understand the biogeochemistry, hydrology, and sedimentation of the Amazon River and its drainage basin.