文档介绍：ISOTOPE GEOLOGY
Radiogenic and stable isotopes are used widely in the Earth sciences to determine the ages of rocks,
meteorites, and archeological objects, and as tracers to understand geological and environmental
processes. Isotope methods determine the age of the Earth, help reconstruct the climate of the past, and
explain the formation of the chemical elements in the Universe. This textbook provides a comprehensive
introduction to both radiogenic and stable isotope techniques. An understanding of the basic principles
of isotope geology is important in a wide range of the sciences: geology, astronomy, paleontology,
geophysics, climatology, archeology, and others.
Claude Alle` gre is one of the world’s most respected and best-known geochemists, and this textbook has
been developed from his many years of teaching and research experience.
Isotope Geology is tailored for all undergraduate and graduate courses on the topic, and is also an
excellent reference text for all Earth scientists.
claude alle` gre is extremely well known globally in the Earth science research and teaching
community. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Institut Universitaire de France, Universite´
Denis Diderot, and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, and has had a long and illustrious career in
science. He is a former Director of the Department of Earth Sciences, Universite´Paris VII, former
Director of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, past President of the French Bureau of Geological
and Mining Research (BRGM), and former National Education Minister for Research and Technology
for the French government. In his career he has won most of the available honours and awards in the
geosciences, including the Crafoord Prize from the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, the Goldschmidt
Medal from the Geochemical Society of America, the Wollaston Medal from the Geological Society of
London, the Arthur Day Gold Medal from the Geological Society