Radiogenic isotope geology

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Radiogenic isotope geology

Alan P. Dickin

Cambridge University Press, 1995

  • : pbk

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"First paperback edition (with corrections and additional material) 1997"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes Appendix B, updated material for the 1997 paperback edition

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Description

Modern isotope geochemistry is a rapidly expanding field that has a part to play in a broad range of earth and planetary sciences - from extra-solar system processes to environmental geoscience. This book provides a comprehensive review of the field of radiogenic isotope geology and highlights the use of isotopic dating and tracer studies in solving geological problems. The author presents current ideas in their historical context, thereby leading the reader to an appreciation of the development of modern interpretations. The text is illustrated with over 400 diagrams to allow easy visualisation of all the important concepts.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Nucleosynthesis and radioactive decay
  • 2. Experimental techniques
  • 3. The Rb-Sr dating method
  • 4. The Sm-Nd method
  • 5. Lead isotope dating
  • 6. Isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics
  • 7. Isotope geochemistry of continental rocks
  • 8. The Re-Os system
  • 9. Specialist isotopic schemes
  • 10. K-Ar and Ar-Ar dating
  • 11. Rare gas geochemistry
  • 12. U series dating
  • 13. U series geochemistry of igneous systems
  • 14. Cosmogenic nuclides
  • 15. Extinct radionuclides
  • 16. Fission track dating.

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