Radiogenic isotope geochemistry : a guide for industry professionals
"Isotopes provide important information on many geological processes, with key relevance to the mining and petroleum industries, yet the techniques to obtain, process and interpret the data can be complex to master. This accessible book provides broad coverage of radiogenic isotopes in geochron...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781523103553 1523103558 9781107039582 1107039584 9781139600477 1139600478 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 196 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Isotopes and geochemistry
- Processes
- Mass spectrometry
- Stable isotopes
- Radioactivity, radioactivve decay and isotope systems applied in the geosciences
- Underpinnings of geochronology : background and principles
- Isochron geochronology
- U-Pb, Pb-Pb and Re-Os sulphide geochronology
- Argon geochronology
- Isotopes as tracers : general principles
- Applications of radiogenic tracers
- New developments in radiogenic isotopes.