Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. It is subdivided into three parts: - theoretical and experimental principles; - fractionation mechanisms of light and heavy elements; - the natural variations

  • PDF / 29,884,783 Bytes
  • 255 Pages / 439 x 666 pts Page_size
  • 83 Downloads / 202 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH

Jochen Hoefs

Stable Isotope Geochemistry 5th, Revised and Updated Edition With 78 Figures and 18 Tables

,

Springer

Professor Dr. Iochen Hoefs Institute of Geochemistry University of Gottingen GoldschmidtstraBe 1 37077 Gottingen Germany

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoefs, Iochen. Stable isotope geochemistry/Iochen Hoefs. - 5th, completely rev., updated, and enl. ed.p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Geochemistry. 2. Isotope geology. 1. Title. 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, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted 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. http://www.springer.de ISBN 978-3-662-05408-6 ISBN 978-3-662-05406-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-05406-2 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1973, 1980, 1987, 1997,2004

Originally published by Springer-VerlagBerlin Heidelberg New York in 2004. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 5th edition 2004 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Typesetting: Fotosatz-Service Kohler GmbH, 97084 Wiirzburg Cover design: E. Kirchner, Heidelberg 32/3141

-

5432 1 0 - Printed on acid-free paper

Preface

When I started working in the field of stable isotope geochemistry in the mid 1960s, it had just made first strides from its stage of infancy. Since then, investigations of stable isotope variations in the natural sciences have steadily been growing. Today, the analysis of naturally occurring differences in stable isotope composition is an integral part of many different branches of natural sciences, which include archaeology, agriculture, ecology, medicine, microbiology, and nutrition science to name a few. As in other branches of science, major advances have been made possible due to progress in analytical technology. Examples are the introduction of laser technology and the invention of continuous flow mass spectrometry. Recently, another quantum leap has occurred through the invention of multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS), which allows precise determination of isotope ratios of "heavy" elements, such as Fe, Cu, Mo, and other elements, considerably extending the field of stable isotope geochemistry. First results of isotope variations of heavy elements indicate larger differences than previously thought. These recent developmen