Isotope Geochemistry

Nuclear systematics; decay mode of radionuclides; radioactive decay; Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, Lu-Hf, Re-Os and U-Th-Pb systematics, U series disequilibrium, stable isotope fractionation, early Solar System processes, crust-mantle processes, aquatic processes, selected mass spectrometry techniques.

Prerequisites: Student must have credited ES204

References

• Alan P. Dickin, Radiogenic Isotope Geology, Cambridge University Press, 1995
• Gunter Faure and Teresa M. Mensing, Isotopes - principles and applications 3rd edition, Wiley-India Edition