Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Stable Isotope Geochemistry, an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the Earth Sciences, is subdivided into three parts: theoretical and experimental principles; fractionation mechanisms of light and heavy elements; and natural variations of geol
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Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Jochen Hoefs
Stable Isotope Geochemistry 4th, Completely Revised, Updated, and Enlarged Edition With 73 Figures and 22 Tables
Springer
Professor Dr. Jochen Hoefs Institute of Geochemistry University of Gottingen GoldschmidtstraBe 1 D-37077 Gottingen Germany
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoefs, Jochen. Stable isotope geochemistry/Jochen Hoefs. - 4th. completely rev., updated, and en!. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-662-03379-1 ISBN 978-3-662-03377-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-03377-7 1. Geochemistry. 2. Isotope geology. I. Title. QE515.H54 1997 551.9-dc20 96-31362 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, boardcastin, reproduktion on microfIlm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of the 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 unter German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997, 1987, 1980, 1973
Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York in 1997. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 4th edition 1997 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication dos nor imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefor free for general use SPIN 10510065
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Preface
Stable isotope geochemistry has become an essential part of geochemistry and has contributed significantly to the solution of a wide variety of geological problems, which span the whole field of earth sciences, from paleoclimatology to cosmochemistry, from oceanography to mantle geochemistry, to list only a few. In some fields such as ore deposit studies, stable isotopes have played an integral part for many years; in others such as environmental studies the application of stable isotopes is still growing. In recent years new microanalytical techniques, permitting relatively precise analysis of very small sample sizes, have opened up exciting research avenues which will allow the investigation of a new generation of problems. These latest developments make a complete revision of the 3rd edition necessary. Although the new edition follows the subdivision of the earlier ones, it has been totally rewritten on the basis of the literature which has appeared since 1987. I have again tried to give a well-balanced discussion of the whole field, although I do not claim that every aspect has been considered and that no omission can be found. The book is not written primarily for the specialist in the field of stable isotope geochemistry, but mo