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Isotope Geochemistry
About this book
Provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry
Now in its second edition, Isotope Geochemistry presents a comprehensive introduction to radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry. The first five chapters cover fundamentals including the physics of nuclei, radioactive decay, nucleosynthesis, geochronology, and the theory of stable isotope fractionation. The next chapter focuses on the isotope geochemistry of meteorites and their constraints on the formation of the solar system and the Earth. The subsequent three chapters cover radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry evolution of the Earth's mantle and crust. Three more chapters are devoted to the Earth's surface, the exogene, including the hydrologic system, the biosphere, and climate. A new chapter in this edition focuses on the use of isotopes in paleontology and archeology. The final chapter is devoted to the isotope geochemistry of the noble gases.
Illustrated in full color throughout, Isotope Geochemistry is intended primarily as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It is also intended as a reference for earth science professionals, reflecting the impact that isotope geochemistry has on virtually every aspect of the earth sciences, from climate change and geomorphology to geodynamics.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- About the companion website
- Chapter 1: Atoms and Nuclei
- Chapter 2: Decay Systems and Geochronology I
- Chapter 3: Decay systems and geochronology II: U and Th
- Chapter 4: Geochronology III: Other Dating Methods
- Chapter 5: Fractionation of Isotopes
- Chapter 6: Isotope Cosmochemistry
- Chapter 7: Isotope Geochemistry of the Mantle
- Chapter 8: Isotope Geochemistry of the Continental Crust
- Chapter 9: Stable Isotopes in the Solid Earth
- Chapter 10: Light Stable Isotopes in the Exogene
- Chapter 11: NonāTraditional Stable and Radiogenic Isotopes in the Exogene
- Chapter 12: Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography, and Atmospheric History
- Chapter 13: Life, Paleoecology, and Human History
- Chapter 14: Noble Gas Isotope Geochemistry
- Index
- End User License Agreement