Advances in Lithium Isotope Geochemistry

ISBN-13: 9783319014296 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 195 str.

Paul Tomascak;Tomas Magna;Ralf Dohmen

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Methodology of Lithium Analytical Chemistry and Isotopic Measurements.- Cosmochemistry of Lithium.- Li Partitioning, Diffusion and Associated Isotopic Fractionation: Theoretical and Experimental Insights.- Lithium in the Deep Earth: Mantle and Crustal Systems.- The Surficial Realm: Low Temperature Geochemistry of Lithium.

Blurb

This work summarizes the historical progression of the field of lithium (Li) isotope studies and provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview of the research applications toward which they have been directed. In synthesizing the historical and current research, the volume also suggests prospective future directions of study. Not even a full decade has passed since the publication of a broadly inclusive summary of Li isotope research around the globe (Tomascak, 2004). In this short time, the use of this isotope system in the investigation of geo- and cosmochemical questions has increased dramatically, due, in part, to the advent of new analytical technology at the end of the last 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.