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Radiogenic and stable isotopes are used widely in the earth sciences to determine the ages of rocks, meteorites and archeological objects, and as tracers to understand geological and environmental processes. Isotope methods determine the age of the Earth, help reconstruct the climate of the past, and explain the formation of the chemical elements in the Universe. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to both radiogenic and stable isotope techniques. An understanding of the basic principles of isotope geology is important in a wide range of the sciences: geology, astronomy, paleontology, geophysics, climatology, archeology, and others. Written by one of the world's most respected and best-known geochemists, this full color textbook will be invaluable for all undergraduate and graduate courses on the topic, and is an excellent reference text for scientists. There are problems at the end of each chapter, with password-protected solutions available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521862288.

Isotope geology. --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Physical geology --- Isotope geology

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The development of multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) makes it possible to precisely measure non-traditional stable isotopes. This volume reviews the current status of non-traditional isotope geochemistry from analytical, theoretical, and experimental approaches to analysis of natural samples. In particular, important applications to cosmochemistry, high-temperature geochemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, and geobiology are discussed. This volume provides the most comprehensive review on non-traditional isotope geochemistry for students and researchers who are interested in both the theory and applications of non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry.

Isotope geology. --- Geobiology. --- Stable isotopes. --- Isotopes --- Biology --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Physical geology

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Isotope geology. --- Geochemistry. --- Earth sciences. --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Physical geology

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This work summarizes the historical progression of the field of lithium (Li) isotope studies and provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview of the research applications toward which they have been directed. In synthesizing the historical and current research, the volume also suggests prospective future directions of study. Not even a full decade has passed since the publication of a broadly inclusive summary of Li isotope research around the globe (Tomascak, 2004). In this short time, the use of this isotope system in the investigation of geo- and cosmochemical questions has increased dramatically, due, in part, to the advent of new analytical technology at the end of the last millennium. Lithium, as a light element that forms low-charge, moderate-sized ions, manifests a number of chemical properties that make its stable isotope system useful in a wide array of geo- and cosmochemical research fields.  .

Dynamic & Structural Geology --- Geology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Lithium --- Isotope geology. --- Geochemistry. --- Isotopes. --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Physical geology

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This wide-ranging text in isotope geology/geoscience allows students to integrate material taught in various courses into a unified picture of the earth sciences. Gives a rational exposition of the principles used in the interpretation of isotopic data and shows how such interpretations apply to the solution of geological problems. Current with references up to 1985, chapters in this edition have been revised, and new chapters on Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, Re-Os, and K-Ca decay schemes and cosmogenic radionuclides have been added. Data summaries and references have been expanded. Also includes problems for student study and abundant line drawings with explanatory captions.

Geochemistry --- Isotope geology --- Géologie isotopique --- 550.43 --- Isotope geochemistry --- Nuclear geochemistry --- Nuclear geology --- Nuclear geophysics --- Stable isotope geology --- Physical geology --- Occurrence of chemical compounds and mixtures --- Isotope geology. --- 550.43 Occurrence of chemical compounds and mixtures --- Géologie isotopique --- Geochimie isotopique --- Traites