Microstructural Geochronology: Planetary Records Down to Atom Scale Contributor(s): Moser, Desmond E. (Editor), Corfu, Fernando (Editor), Darling, James R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1119227240 ISBN-13: 9781119227243 Publisher: American Geophysical Union OUR PRICE: $213.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
Series: Geophysical Monograph |
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.6" W x 11" (2.86 lbs) 402 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Microstructural Geochronology Geochronology techniques enable the study of geological evolution and environmental change over time. This volume integrates two aspects of geochronology: one based on classical methods of orientation and spatial patterns, and the other on ratios of radioactive isotopes and their decay products. The chapters illustrate how material science techniques are taking this field to the atomic scale, enabling us to image the chemical and structural record of mineral lattice growth and deformation, and sometimes the patterns of radioactive parent and daughter atoms themselves, to generate a microstructural geochronology from some of the most resilient materials in the solar system.
Microstructural Geochronology will be a valuable resource for graduate students, academics, and researchers in the fields of petrology, geochronology, mineralogy, geochemistry, planetary geology, astrobiology, chemistry, and material science. It will also appeal to philosophers and historians of science from other disciplines. |