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2004 | Book | 5. edition

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Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Author: Professor Dr. Jochen Hoefs

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. It is subdivided into three parts:

- theoretical and experimental principles;

- fractionation mechanisms of light and heavy elements;

- the natural variations of geologically important reservoirs.

The 5th edition has been revised and extended and now includes a new chapter on palaeoclimatology. Special emphasis has been given to the growing field of "heavy" elements. Many new references have been added, which will enable quick access to recent literature. For students and scientists alike the book will be a primary source of information with regard to how and where stable isotopes can be used to solve geological problems.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Theoretical and Experimental Principles
Abstract
Isotopes are atoms whose nuclei contain the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons. The term “isotope” is derived from Greek (meaning equal places) and indicates that isotopes occupy the same position in the periodic table.
Jochen Hoefs
Chapter 2. Isotope Fractionation Mechanisms of Selected Elements
Abstract
The foundations of stable isotope geochemistry were laid in 1947 by Urey’s classic paper on the thermodynamic properties of isotopic substances and by Nier’s development of the ratio mass spectrometer. Before discussing details of the naturally occurring variations in stable isotope ratios, it is useful to describe some generalities that are pertinent to the field of nonradiogenic isotope geochemistry as a whole.
Jochen Hoefs
Chapter 3. Variations of Stable Isotope Ratios in Nature
Abstract
Isotope variations found in extraterrestrial materials have been classified according to different processes — such as chemical mass fractionation, nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis — and/or to different sources — such as interplanetary dust, solar materials, and comet material. Various geochemical fingerprints point to the reservoir from which the planetary sample was derived and the environment in which the sample has formed. They can be attributed to a variety of processes, ranging from heterogeneities in the early solar nebula to the evolution of a planetary body. For more details, the reader is referred to reviews of Thiemens (1988), Clayton (1993), and McKeegan and Leshin (2001).
Jochen Hoefs
Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Author
Professor Dr. Jochen Hoefs
Copyright Year
2004
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Electronic ISBN
978-3-662-05406-2
Print ISBN
978-3-662-05408-6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05406-2