Advances in Lithium Isotope Geochemistry

By Paul Tomascak, Toma Magna, Ralf Dohmen, et al.

Book Overview

Not even a full decade has passed since the publication of a broadly inclusive summary of Li isotope research around the globe (Tomascak, 2004). Despite the short time, the use of this isotope system in the investigation of geo- and cosmochemical questions has veritably exploded, hinging in part on the advent of new analytical technology at the close of the millennium. Lithium, as a light element that forms low-charge, moderate-sized ions, manifests a number of chemical properties that make its stable isotope system useful in a wide array of geo- and cosmochemical research fields. This work summarizes the historical progression of the field of Li isotope studies and delivers a complete yet succinct distillation of the research applications toward which they have been directed. In synthesizing the historical and current research, the volume offers also prospective future directions of study.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319014293
• ISBN13: 9783319014296
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 10.2"