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Radioactive Geochronometry

A derivative of the Treatise on Geochemistry

  • 1st Edition - September 30, 2010
  • Editors: Heinrich D Holland, Karl K. Turekian
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 6 7 0 8 - 0
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 6 7 0 9 - 7

The history of Earth in the Solar System has been unraveled using natural radioactivity. The sources of this radioactivity are the original creation of the elements and the su… Read more

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The history of Earth in the Solar System has been unraveled using natural radioactivity. The sources of this radioactivity are the original creation of the elements and the subsequent bombardment of objects, including Earth, in the Solar System by cosmic rays. Both radioactive and radiogenic nuclides are harnessed to arrive at ages of various events and processes on Earth.

This collection of chapters from the Treatise on Geochemistry displays the range of radioactive geochronometric studies that have been addressed by researchers in various fields of Earth science. These range from the age of Earth and the Solar System to the dating of the history of Earth that assists us in defining the major events in Earth history. In addition, the use of radioactive geochronometry in describing rates of Earth surface processes, including the climate history recorded in ocean sediments and the patterns of circulation of the fluid Earth, has extended the range of utility of radioactive isotopes as chronometric and tracer tools.