GS 814: Topics in Isotope Geology

Syllabus​

Isotope geochemistry of waters, sediments and the oceans, 40Ar-39Ar geochronology and thermochronology, U-He and fission track thermochronology, U-Th-Pb systems for geochronology, the U-Th decay series dating, Zirconology and crustal evolution, cosmogenic nuclides and their applications, isotopic effects of mixing processes, applications of O, C H and S isotopes in the Earth Systems Science, noble gas geochemistry and terrestrial evolution, advanced analytical techniques in isotope geochemistry.

Texts/References

  • Faure, G. Principles of Isotope Geology, 2nd Edn. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1986
  • Sharp Zachary (2006). Principlel of Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Prentice Hall
  • White, M. William (2014). Isotope Geochemistry. Wiley – Blackwell
  • McDougall, I., Harrison, T.M. Geochronology and Thermochronology by the 40Ar/39Ar method. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, 1999
  • Noble Gases in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry 47, 2002
  • Farley, K.A. and Neroda, E. Noble gases in the Earth’s mantle, Annual Reviews Earth Planet. Sci., 26, 189-218, 1998
  • Ozima, M. and Podosek, F. A. Noble Gas Geochemistry, 2nd Edn. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002
  • Hoefs, J. Stable Isotope Geochemistry, 3rd Edn. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987
  • Dickin, A. P. Radiogenic Isotope Geology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995
  • Faure, G. Origin of igneous rocks: the isotopic evidence. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001
  • Faure, G. and Mensing, T. M. Isotopes: Principles and Applications, 3rd Edn. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005