Principles of Radiometric Dating
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Principles of Radiometric Dating

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Principles of Radiometric Dating

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The time-dependent decay of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes or in-growth of their radioactive or stable daughter products form the basis of radiometric dating of several natural processes. Developed in the beginning of the last century mainly to determine the absolute ages of rocks and minerals, radiometric chronology now plays a central role in a broad range of Earth and planetary sciences - from extra-solar-system processes to environmental geoscience. With the prerequisite of only college-level knowledge in physics, chemistry and mathematics, this concise book focuses on the essential principles of radiometric dating in order to enable students and teachers belonging to diverse fields of studies to select, understand and interpret radiometric dating results generated and published by professionals.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781108344203
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Principles of Radiometric Dating
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1. Basics
  10. 2. Nuclear Transformations
  11. 3. Nucleosynthesis
  12. 4. Isotopics
  13. 5. Radioactivity and Radiometric Dating
  14. 6. Mass Spectrometry and Isotope Geochemistry
  15. 7. Error Analysis
  16. 8. Meteorites: Link between Cosmo- and Geochemistry
  17. 9. Chronology of Meteorite History
  18. 10. Chemical Evolution of the Earth
  19. 11. Chronology of Earth History
  20. References
  21. Index