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Boron Isotopes in the Earth and Planetary Sciences—A Short History and Introduction

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Boron Isotopes

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This volume on boron isotope geochemistry contains chapters reviewing the low- and high-temperature geochemistry, marine chemistry, and cosmochemistry of boron isotopes. It covers theoretical aspects of B isotope fractionation, experiments and atomic modeling, as well as all aspects of boron isotope analyses in geologic materials by the full range of solution and in situ methods. The book provides guidance for researchers on the analytical and theoretical end, and introduces the various scientific applications and research fields in which boron isotopes play a growing role today. This chapter provides a brief history of boron isotope research and analytical development and provides an overview of the other chapters of the volume “Boron Isotopes—The Fifth Element” in the series Advancements in Isotope Geochemistry.

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    \( \delta^{11} {\text{B}} \) values are calculated from the reported \( ^{11} {\text{B}}/{^{10}} {\text{B}} \) ratios relative to the certified ratio of SRM951.

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We would like to thank series editor Jochen Hoefs for inviting us to contribute this volume on boron isotopes to the Springer series Advances in Isotope Geochemistry. We are also grateful to Springer editors Annett Büttner and Chris Bendall for their support at various stages of the project. James Rae is thanked for editorial handling of Chaps. 1 and 2. Preparation of this review chapter was financially supported by a WHOI Independent Study Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to HRM.

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Marschall, H.R., Foster, G.L. (2018). Boron Isotopes in the Earth and Planetary Sciences—A Short History and Introduction. In: Marschall, H., Foster, G. (eds) Boron Isotopes. Advances in Isotope Geochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64666-4_1

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