Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Neodymium Isotope Geochemistry

An Introduction

  • Book
  • © 1988

Overview

Authors:
  1. Donald J. DePaolo

    1. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Minerals, Rocks and Mountains (MINERALS, volume 20)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Principles and Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Introduction

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 3-18

    3. Sm-Nd Dating

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 19-26

    4. Nd Isotopes as Tracers in Planetary Evolution

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 27-39

    5. Igneous Processes and Nd Isotopic Variations

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 40-52

  3. Nd Isotopic Variations — A Planetary Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Overview of Nd Isotopic Variations

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 55-81

    3. Correlation of Nd Isotopic Variations with Other Isotopic Variations

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 82-93

    4. Models of Crust-Mantle Evolution

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 94-112

  4. Nd Isotopic Variations — Petrogenetic Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Oceanic Crust and Mantle

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 115-129

    3. Continental Magmatic Arcs

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 130-147

    4. Continental Mafic Rocks

      • Donald J. DePaolo
      Pages 148-165

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 167-187
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This monograph was begun with two objectives in mind. The first was to provide a review of research involving the application of neodymium isotopic measurements to pro­ blems in earth science. In the process of organizing to do this, I realized that the research in this field had produced a need for an updated review of the underlying paradigms. This need had arisen because of the special properties of the samarium-neodymium isotopic system, and because the research had transgressed the traditional boundaries be­ tween the subfields of earth science. Without such a review, the significance of the results seemed likely to remain un­ necessarily obscure to interested scientists from related disciplines. Consequently, the second objective became the provision of a theoretical framework for the application of neodymium isotopic studies. Much of what this contains is not new, but it is drawn together here for the first time. At the time the writing was initiated, the literature of the field was still relatively limited. Over the past 5 years it has grown enormously. Considering the rate at which the writing progressed, it became clear that this could not be a fully up-to-date review and still reach completion. The selection of material for the review sections is biased toward earlier studies. Part I presents most of the background information.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Donald J. DePaolo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neodymium Isotope Geochemistry

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction

  • Authors: Donald J. DePaolo

  • Series Title: Minerals, Rocks and Mountains

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48916-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-48918-1Published: 11 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-48916-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0343-2181

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 187

  • Topics: Geology, Mineralogy, Geophysics/Geodesy

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation