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isotope geology

Also known as: isotope geochemistry, isotopic geochemistry

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    In geology: Isotopic geochemistry

    Isotopic geochemistry has several principal roles in geology. One is concerned with the enrichment or impoverishment of certain isotopic species that results from the influence of differences in mass of molecules containing different isotopes. Measurements of the proportions of various isotopic species can…

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    significance in geochronology

    • Morrison Formation
      In dating: Absolute dating

      The field of isotope geology complements geochronology. Workers in isotope geology follow the migration of isotopes produced by radioactive decay through large- and small-scale geologic processes. Isotopic tracers of this kind can be thought of as an invisible dye injected by nature into Earth systems that can be…

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