Isotopes : principles and applications

Rev. edition of: Principles of isotope geology. 2nd edition c1986

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents Pt. I Principles of atomic physics 1 Nuclear systematics 2 Decay modes of radionuclides 3 Radioactive decay 4 Geochronometry Pt. II Radiogenic isotope geochronometers 5 The Rb-Sr method 6 The K-Ar method 7 The [superscript 40]Ar/[superscript 39] Ar method 8 The K-Ca method 9 The Sm-Nd method 10 The U-Pb, Th-pb, and Pb-Pb Methods 11 The common-lead method 12 The Lu-Hf method 13 The Re-Os method 14 The La-Ce method 15 The La-Ba method Pt. III Geochemistry of radiogenic isotopes 16 Mixing theory 17 Origin of igneous rocks 18 Water and sediment 19 The oceans Pt. IV Short-lived radionuclides 20 Uranium/thorium-series disequilibria 21 Helium and tritium 22 Radiation-damage methods 23 Cosmogenic radionuclides 24 Extinct radionuclides 25 Thermonuclear radionuclides Pt. V Fractionation of stable isotopes 26 Hydrogen and oxygen 27 Carbon 28 Nitrogen 29 Sulfur 30 Boron and other elements