Book contents
- Cosmochemistry
- Cosmochemistry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to Cosmochemistry
- 2 Nuclides and Elements
- 3 Origin of the Elements
- 4 Solar System and Cosmic Abundances
- 5 Presolar Grains
- 6 Meteorites, Interplanetary Dust, and Lunar Samples
- 7 Element Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes
- 8 Stable-Isotope Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes
- 9 Radioisotopes as Chronometers
- 10 Chronology of the Solar System from Radioactive Isotopes
- 11 The Most Volatile Elements and Compounds
- 12 Planetesimals
- 13 Chemistry of Planetesimals and Their Samples
- 14 Geochemical Exploration
- 15 Cosmochemical Models for the Formation and Evolution of Solar Systems
- Appendix: Some Analytical Techniques Commonly Used in Cosmochemistry
- Glossary
- Index
- References
1 - Introduction to Cosmochemistry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2022
Book contents
- Cosmochemistry
- Cosmochemistry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to Cosmochemistry
- 2 Nuclides and Elements
- 3 Origin of the Elements
- 4 Solar System and Cosmic Abundances
- 5 Presolar Grains
- 6 Meteorites, Interplanetary Dust, and Lunar Samples
- 7 Element Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes
- 8 Stable-Isotope Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes
- 9 Radioisotopes as Chronometers
- 10 Chronology of the Solar System from Radioactive Isotopes
- 11 The Most Volatile Elements and Compounds
- 12 Planetesimals
- 13 Chemistry of Planetesimals and Their Samples
- 14 Geochemical Exploration
- 15 Cosmochemical Models for the Formation and Evolution of Solar Systems
- Appendix: Some Analytical Techniques Commonly Used in Cosmochemistry
- Glossary
- Index
- References
Summary
Relationship between cosmochemistry and geochemistry, historical beginnings of cosmochemistry, tools of cosmochemistry
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- Cosmochemistry , pp. 1 - 19Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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Suggestions for Further Reading
Davis, A. M., editor (2014) Treatise on Geochemistry, 2nd Edition, Vol. 1: Meteorites and Cosmochemical Processes, and Vol. 2: Planets, Asteroids, Comets and the Solar System, 454 pp. and 415 pp., respectively, Elsevier, Oxford. Comprehensive review chapters of cosmochemistry and planetary geochemistry topics by authorities in the field; these volumes cover many of the subjects of the present book, but generally at a more advanced level.Google Scholar
Gregory, T. (2020) Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World, 299 pp., Hachette Book Group, New York. A popular account of meteorites, with especially well-researched historical accounts of meteorite falls and finds.Google Scholar
Lauretta, D. S., and McSween, H. Y., editors (2006) Meteorites and the Early Solar System II, 943 pp., University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Another comprehensive, modern collection of reviews by prominent meteoriticists. Everything you want to know about meteorites is here, but the chapters are at an advanced level.Google Scholar
Papike, J. J., editor (1998) Planetary Materials, Reviews in Mineralogy, 36, Mineralogical Society of America, Washington. Chapters on IDPs; chondritic and nonchondritic meteorites; lunar samples; and martian meteorites provide exhaustive references on these materials.Google Scholar
Black, D. C., and Pepin, R. O. (1969) Trapped neon in meteorites II. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 6, 395–405.Google Scholar
Burbidge, E. M., Burbidge, G. R., Fowler, W. A., and Hoyle, F. (1957) Synthesis of elements in stars. Reviews of Modern Physics, 29, 547–650.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameron, A. G. W. (1957) Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis (CRL-41; AECL-454). Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario.Google Scholar
Hahn, O., Strassman, F., Mattauch, J., and Ewald, H. (1943) Geologische Altersbestimmungen mit der Strontiummethode. Chemische Zeitung, 67, 55–56.Google Scholar
Houtermans, F. G. (1946) Die Isotopenhäufigkeiten im Natürlichen Blei und das Alter den Urans. Naturwissenschaften, 33, 185–187.Google Scholar
Hoyle, F., and Wickramasinghe, C. (1981) Where microbes boldly went. New Scientist, 91, 412–415.Google Scholar
Lauretta, D. S., and Killgore, M. (2005) A Color Atlas of Meteorites in Thin Section. Golden Retriever Press, Tucson, 301 pp.Google Scholar
Lee, T., Papanastassiou, D. A., and Wasserburg, G. J. (1977) Aluminum-26 in the early solar system: Fossil or fuel? Astrophysical Journal Letters, 211, L107–L110.Google Scholar
Lodders, K., and Fegley, B. Jr. (1998). The Planetary Scientist’s Companion. Oxford University Press, New York, 371 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McKay, D. S., Gibson, E. K., Thomas-Keprta, K. L., et al. (1996) Search for past life on Mars: Possible relic biogenic activity in Martian meteorite ALH 84001. Science, 273, 924–930.Google Scholar
Patterson, C. C. (1956) Age of meteorites and the Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 10, 230.Google Scholar
Railsback, L. B. (2003) An earth scientist’s periodic table of the elements and their ions. Geology, 31, 737–740. An updated version (available in six languages) was released in 2012 and can be found online: railsback.org/PT.html.Google Scholar
Reynolds, J. H. (1960) Determination of the age of the elements. Physical Reviews Letters, 4, 8–10.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Reynolds, J. H., and Turner, G. (1964) Rare gases in the chondrite Renazzo. Journal of Geophysical Research, 49, 3263–3281.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Suess, H. E., and Urey, H. C. (1956) Abundances of the elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 28, 53–74.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Van Schmus, W. R., and Wood, J. A. (1967) A chemical-petrologic classification for the chondritic meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31, 747–765.Google Scholar
Wasserburg, G. J., and Hayden, R. J. (1955) Age of meteorites by the 40Ar–40K method. Physics Review, 97, 86–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Black, D. C., and Pepin, R. O. (1969) Trapped neon in meteorites II. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 6, 395–405.Google Scholar
Burbidge, E. M., Burbidge, G. R., Fowler, W. A., and Hoyle, F. (1957) Synthesis of elements in stars. Reviews of Modern Physics, 29, 547–650.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameron, A. G. W. (1957) Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis (CRL-41; AECL-454). Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario.Google Scholar
Hahn, O., Strassman, F., Mattauch, J., and Ewald, H. (1943) Geologische Altersbestimmungen mit der Strontiummethode. Chemische Zeitung, 67, 55–56.Google Scholar
Houtermans, F. G. (1946) Die Isotopenhäufigkeiten im Natürlichen Blei und das Alter den Urans. Naturwissenschaften, 33, 185–187.Google Scholar
Hoyle, F., and Wickramasinghe, C. (1981) Where microbes boldly went. New Scientist, 91, 412–415.Google Scholar
Lauretta, D. S., and Killgore, M. (2005) A Color Atlas of Meteorites in Thin Section. Golden Retriever Press, Tucson, 301 pp.Google Scholar
Lee, T., Papanastassiou, D. A., and Wasserburg, G. J. (1977) Aluminum-26 in the early solar system: Fossil or fuel? Astrophysical Journal Letters, 211, L107–L110.Google Scholar
Lodders, K., and Fegley, B. Jr. (1998). The Planetary Scientist’s Companion. Oxford University Press, New York, 371 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McKay, D. S., Gibson, E. K., Thomas-Keprta, K. L., et al. (1996) Search for past life on Mars: Possible relic biogenic activity in Martian meteorite ALH 84001. Science, 273, 924–930.Google Scholar
Patterson, C. C. (1956) Age of meteorites and the Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 10, 230.Google Scholar
Railsback, L. B. (2003) An earth scientist’s periodic table of the elements and their ions. Geology, 31, 737–740. An updated version (available in six languages) was released in 2012 and can be found online: railsback.org/PT.html.Google Scholar
Reynolds, J. H. (1960) Determination of the age of the elements. Physical Reviews Letters, 4, 8–10.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Reynolds, J. H., and Turner, G. (1964) Rare gases in the chondrite Renazzo. Journal of Geophysical Research, 49, 3263–3281.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Suess, H. E., and Urey, H. C. (1956) Abundances of the elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 28, 53–74.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Van Schmus, W. R., and Wood, J. A. (1967) A chemical-petrologic classification for the chondritic meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31, 747–765.Google Scholar
Wasserburg, G. J., and Hayden, R. J. (1955) Age of meteorites by the 40Ar–40K method. Physics Review, 97, 86–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Other References
Black, D. C., and Pepin, R. O. (1969) Trapped neon in meteorites II. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 6, 395–405.Google Scholar
Burbidge, E. M., Burbidge, G. R., Fowler, W. A., and Hoyle, F. (1957) Synthesis of elements in stars. Reviews of Modern Physics, 29, 547–650.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameron, A. G. W. (1957) Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis (CRL-41; AECL-454). Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario.Google Scholar
Hahn, O., Strassman, F., Mattauch, J., and Ewald, H. (1943) Geologische Altersbestimmungen mit der Strontiummethode. Chemische Zeitung, 67, 55–56.Google Scholar
Houtermans, F. G. (1946) Die Isotopenhäufigkeiten im Natürlichen Blei und das Alter den Urans. Naturwissenschaften, 33, 185–187.Google Scholar
Hoyle, F., and Wickramasinghe, C. (1981) Where microbes boldly went. New Scientist, 91, 412–415.Google Scholar
Lauretta, D. S., and Killgore, M. (2005) A Color Atlas of Meteorites in Thin Section. Golden Retriever Press, Tucson, 301 pp.Google Scholar
Lee, T., Papanastassiou, D. A., and Wasserburg, G. J. (1977) Aluminum-26 in the early solar system: Fossil or fuel? Astrophysical Journal Letters, 211, L107–L110.Google Scholar
Lodders, K., and Fegley, B. Jr. (1998). The Planetary Scientist’s Companion. Oxford University Press, New York, 371 pp.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McKay, D. S., Gibson, E. K., Thomas-Keprta, K. L., et al. (1996) Search for past life on Mars: Possible relic biogenic activity in Martian meteorite ALH 84001. Science, 273, 924–930.Google Scholar
Patterson, C. C. (1956) Age of meteorites and the Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 10, 230.Google Scholar
Railsback, L. B. (2003) An earth scientist’s periodic table of the elements and their ions. Geology, 31, 737–740. An updated version (available in six languages) was released in 2012 and can be found online: railsback.org/PT.html.Google Scholar
Reynolds, J. H. (1960) Determination of the age of the elements. Physical Reviews Letters, 4, 8–10.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Reynolds, J. H., and Turner, G. (1964) Rare gases in the chondrite Renazzo. Journal of Geophysical Research, 49, 3263–3281.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Suess, H. E., and Urey, H. C. (1956) Abundances of the elements. Reviews of Modern Physics, 28, 53–74.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Van Schmus, W. R., and Wood, J. A. (1967) A chemical-petrologic classification for the chondritic meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31, 747–765.Google Scholar
Wasserburg, G. J., and Hayden, R. J. (1955) Age of meteorites by the 40Ar–40K method. Physics Review, 97, 86–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar