文档介绍：URANIUM–SERIES GEOCHEMISTRY
52 Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 52
FOREWORD
Anniversaries always cause us to reflect upon where we have been and where we are
going. Exactly 100 years before the publication of this volume, the first paper which
calculated the half-life for the newly discovered radioactive substance U-X (now called
234Th), was published. Now, in this volume, the editors Bernard Bourdon, Gideon
Henderson, Craig Lundstrom and Simon Turner have integrated a group of contributors
who update our knowledge of U-series geochemistry, offer an opportunity for non-
specialists to understand its basic principles, and give us a view of the future of this
active field of research. It was prepared in advance of a two-day short course (April 3-4,
2003) on U-series geochemistry, jointly sponsored by GS and MSA and presented in
Paris, France prior to the joint EGS/AGU/EUG meeting in Nice.
As Series Editor, I thank Bernard, Gideon, Craig and Simon for the considerable
time and effort that they put into the preparation anization of this volume. I also
thank the many authors who contributed to this volume for their timely thoroughness
during the preparation and review process. And, as always, I thank my infinitely patient
and supportive family, Kevin, Ethan and Natalie.
Jodi J. Rosso, Series Editor
West Richland, Washington
January 31, 2003
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank all the individuals anizations who have made
possible the publication of this volume including the Board of directors of the
Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America. Special thanks are due
to Scott Wood and Jodi Rosso for handling the production of this volume. Karl K.
Turekian is thanked for writing the preface and all the authors are thanked for their
prompt prehensive contributions. We would like to thank Seth Davis (GS) and
Alex Speer (MS) who have anize and muster support for the short course
associated w