Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Title:

Author:

Hoefs, Jochen. author.

ISBN:

9783319197166

Personal Author:

Hoefs, Jochen. author.

Edition:

7th ed. 2015.

Physical Description:

XV, 389 p. 101 illus., 98 illus. in color. online resource.

Contents:

Theoretical and Experimental Principles -- Isotope Fractionation Processes of Selected Elements -- Variations of Stable Isotope Ratios in Nature.

Abstract:

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. 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. It is subdivided into three parts: i) theoretical and experimental principles, ii) fractionation processes of light and heavy elements, iii) the natural variations of geologically important reservoirs. In the last decade, major advances in multicollector-ICP-mass-spectrometry enable the precise determination of a wide range of transition and heavy elements. Progress in analysing the rare isotopes of certain elements allows the distinction between mass-dependent and mass-independent fractionations. These major advances in analytical techniques make an extended new edition necessary. Special emphasis has been given to the growing field of “non-traditional” isotope systems. Many new references have been added, which will enable quick access to recent literature.

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Electronic Access:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19716-6

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Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. 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. It is subdivided into three parts: i) theoretical and experimental principles, ii) fractionation processes of light and heavy elements, iii) the natural variations of geologically important reservoirs. In the last decade, major advances in multicollector-ICP-mass-spectrometry enable the precise determination of a wide range of transition and heavy elements. Progress in analysing the rare isotopes of certain elements allows the distinction between mass-dependent and mass-independent fractionations. These major advances in analytical techniques make an extended new edition necessary. Special emphasis has been given to the growing field of "non-traditional" isotope systems. Many new references have been added, which will enable quick access to recent literature.

Author Notes

Jochen Hoefs has been working in the field of stable isotope geochemistry of the elements hydrogen, lithium, carbon, oxygen and sulfur since 1965. His main scientific interests include the stable isotope geochemistry of the mantle and lower crust, the genesis of basaltic and granitic magmas, water/rock interactions under hydrothermal conditions, the history of the ocean and the atmosphere and the application of stable isotopes to environmental problems. He has published about 150 scientific papers, mostly in international journals.

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The seventh edition of Stable Isotope Geochemistry is a major upgrade. First published in 1972, Hoefs's classic text--a standard accompaniment for geochemistry and isotope classes alike--now includes discussions of 25 new isotope systems that have been considered "non-traditional" (e.g., Br, Sn, Tl). The inclusion of these new systems yields a greatly expanded book that is rich with references from the primary literature (these take up 30 percent of the book). For each isotope system, Hoefs delivers, in the familiar no-frills figures and succinct format, discussion of abundances of the stable isotopes in a given system; ranges of isotope values found in major geological reservoirs; typical materials and the methods used to analyze them; and what is known about fractionation pathways in these systems. The methods sections at the start and later reviews of isotope variations in nature are also nicely updated. Overall, Hoefs's systematic approach to individual isotope systems makes for a clear book that is a great reference to read up on that "new" isotope system that one is about to explore. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. --Jade Star Lackey, Pomona College