Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records
Chemical modifications of supracrustal materials have occurred at various times in the Earth's history. This reference book gives an overlook over themost recent findings of isotope research in the sedimentary environment. The reader, interested in the di
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Norbert Clauer
Sambhu Chaudhuri (Eds.)
Isotopic Signatures and Sedimentary Records With 151 Figures and 20 Tables
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg NewYork London Pans Tokyo Hong Kong Barcelona
Budapest
Editors Norbert Clauer Centre de G6ochimie de la Surface 1. rue Blesslg, 67084 Strasbourg, France Sambhu Chaudhuri Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
"For all Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences published till now please see final page of the book"
ISBN 3-540-55828-4 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN 0-387-55828-4 Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992 Printed in Germany Typesetting: Camera ready by author Printing and binding: Druckhaus Beltz, Hemsbach/Bergstr. 32/3140-543210 - Printed on acid-free paper
PREFACE
The emergence of new information from drilling in deep-sea and coastal
areas
and
the
surfacing
probably had the greatest accelerated ments
and
growth
impacts
of knowledge
sedimentary
of
rocks.
the
plate
tectonics
in recent decades
regarding
Studies
on the highly
the evolution
in recent
years
provided new insights on global sedimentary processes, tools
in many ways have enhanced
even
our knowledge
an
unexpected
added
dimension
to
specific
processes.
Many
different
uses
studies but
of sedimentary
~e
information
sedimentology. knowledge
is
The
on
processes highly
practitioners
in the
to
state has
fully
limitations,
and even the apparent
of
tools.
isotopic
discussions cycle
and
accomplish
We
have
on some major to
analyze
such
a task
of
isotopic
tools
in
the
of
existing
appreciate
confusion,
endeavored according
required
also
mechanisms
vast
undoubtedly
sedimentary
them
have
and isotopic
and have provided
of
scattered
systems
field
of sedi-
some in
can be found in the literature,
disseminated
sedimentary
the
theory
here
systems to
many
the benefits concerning to
of
isotopic
deprived
and
the use
bring
together
in the sedimentary
isotopic
contributions
field
evidence.
from many
To
indivi-
duals. We were fortunate to have friends who accepted to share our goals. and
We most
deeply
sincerely
appreciate
thank all the contributors
their
patience
and
fortitude
to this book despite
our
undue demands on them to reach our objectives. A collective within other
effort
any predetermined professional
goals
like this one could not
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