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Description for Isotopes
Hardcover. A textbook on isotope geochemistry covering both radiogenic and stable isotopes. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RB; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 238 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1736.
Covering radiogenic, radioactive, and stable isotopes, this comprehensive text contains five sections that present fundamentals of atomic physics; dating methods for terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks by means of radiogenic isotopes; geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes; dating by means of U, Th-series and cosmogenic radionuclides; and the fractionation of the stable isotopes of H, C, N, O, and S, as well as Li, B, Si, and Cl. Additionally, this edition provides:
Covering radiogenic, radioactive, and stable isotopes, this comprehensive text contains five sections that present fundamentals of atomic physics; dating methods for terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks by means of radiogenic isotopes; geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes; dating by means of U, Th-series and cosmogenic radionuclides; and the fractionation of the stable isotopes of H, C, N, O, and S, as well as Li, B, Si, and Cl. Additionally, this edition provides:
- Expanded coverage of the U-Pb methods –the most accurate available dating technique
- Applications to the petrogenesis of igneous rocks
- Summaries of the use of isotopic data for study of the oceans
- New examples ... Read more
- Radiation-damage methods of dating including fission tracks, thermoluminescence, and electron spin resonance (ESR)
- Information on the dispersal of fission-product radionuclides and the disposal of radioactive waste
- Extensive chapter-by-chapter problems and solutions
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
928
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
1750g
Number of Pages
928
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471384373
SKU
V9780471384373
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gunter Faure
GUNTER FAURE is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University. TERESA M. MENSING is associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University at Marion.
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