| Description |
xvi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Nucleosynthesis and nuclear decay -- 2. Mass spectrometry -- 3. The Rb-Sr method -- 4. The Sm-Nd method -- 5. Lead isotopes -- 6. Isotope geochemistry of oceanic volcanics -- 7. Isotope geochemistry of continental rocks -- 8. Osmium isotopes -- 9. Lu-Hf and other lithophile isotope systems -- 10. K-Ar and Ar-Ar dating -- 11. Rare-gas geochemistry -- 12. U-series dating -- 13. U-series geochemistry of igneous systems -- 14. Cosmogenic nuclides -- 15. Extinct radionuclides -- 16. Fission-track dating |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Isotope geology.
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Radioactive dating.
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| ISBN |
0521823161 |
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0521530172 (pb.) |
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