Overview and General Concepts

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Research Article| January 01, 2004 Overview and General Concepts Clark M. Johnson; Clark M. Johnson Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Brian L. Beard; Brian L. Beard Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Francis Albarède Francis Albarède Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69007 Lyon, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2004) 55 (1): 1–24. https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.55.1.1 Article history first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Clark M. Johnson, Brian L. Beard, Francis Albarède; Overview and General Concepts. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2004;; 55 (1): 1–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gsrmg.55.1.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Of the eighty-three naturally occurring elements that are not radioactive or have half lives long enough to be considered stable (≥109 yrs), nearly three-quarters have two or more isotopes. Variations in the isotopic ratios of a number of these elements, including H, C, N, O, and S, provide the foundation for the field of stable isotope geochemistry. Investigations of variations in the isotopic compositions of these traditional elements have provided important constraints on their sources in natural rocks, minerals, and fluids. These studies have focused on a range of problems including planetary geology, the origin and evolution of... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.