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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813622603321

Autore

Allè€gre Claude <1937->

Titolo

Isotope geology / / Claude J. Allè€gre [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-17801-0

1-283-32937-9

0-511-64563-5

9786613329370

0-511-80932-8

0-511-45420-1

0-511-64972-X

0-511-56909-2

0-511-45524-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 512 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

551.9

Soggetti

Isotope geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-489) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Isotopes and radioactivity -- ; The principles of radioactive dating -- Radiometric dating methods -- Cosmogenic isotopes -- Uncertainties and results of radiometric dating -- Radiogenic isotope geochemistry -- Stable isotope geochemistry -- Isotope geology and dynamic systems analysis.

Sommario/riassunto

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.