ENGLISH

Isotope geology

By Claude J. Allègre , Christopher Sutcliffe

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0521862280
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7992017 bytes)
Edition
CUP
Pages
534\534
Topic
Geology
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Горно-геологическая отрасль;Геохимия

Description

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.

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