Calcium Stable Isotope Geochemistry

✍ Scribed by Nikolaus Gussone, Anne-Desiree Schmitt, Alexander Heuser, Frank Wombacher, Martin Dietzel, Edward Tipper, Martin Schiller (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 269
• Series: Advances in Isotope Geochemistry
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the fundamentals and reference values for Ca stable isotope research, as well as current analytical methodologies including detailed instructions for sample preparation and isotope analysis. As such, it introduces readers to the different fields of application, including low-temperature mineral precipitation and biomineralisation, Earth surface processes and global cycling, high-temperature processes and cosmochemistry, and lastly human studies and biomedical applications. The current state of the art in these major areas is discussed, and open questions and possible future directions are identified. In terms of its depth and coverage, the current work extends and complements the previous reviews of Ca stable isotope geochemistry, addressing the needs of graduate students and advanced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with Ca stable isotope research.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Analytical Methods....Pages 23-73
Calcium Isotope Fractionation During Mineral Precipitation from Aqueous Solution....Pages 75-110
Biominerals and Biomaterial....Pages 111-144
Earth-Surface Ca Isotopic Fractionations....Pages 145-172
Global Ca Cycles: Coupling of Continental and Oceanic Processes....Pages 173-222
High Temperature Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry....Pages 223-245
Biomedical Application of Ca Stable Isotopes....Pages 247-260

✦ Subjects

Geochemistry; Biochemical Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences