Readings From the Treatise on Geochemistry

by Holland; Turekian

• ISBN13: 9780123813916
• ISBN10: 0123813913
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-02
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

These selected reading from the updated first edition of the Treatise on Geochemistry will serve as supplements for students in General Geochemistry courses, and to introduce professionals to the field of geochemistry. Spanning the entire range of geochemistry represented in the Treatise, the volume begins with an exploration of the geochemistry of the Solar System and the Earth in particular, including the composition of the crust, mantle, and core, and the emplacement of the atmosphere and oceans. Also covered are Earth Surface processes, including soil formation and the geochemistry of rivers and groundwater, and oceanic processes, including the marine carbonate cycle and the effects of marine hydrothermal systems on the chemistry and biology of the oceans. Three chapters are devoted to sedimentary rocks, which carry an impressive record of changes in the composition of the atmosphere and of seawater. The final chapters address the influence and of seawater. The final chapters address the influence of the biosphere, including humanity, on the evolution of the Earth's environments. Together these collected works convey the wide sweep and scope of the field that is geochemistry. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Contents	p. iii
Introduction	p. v
Contributors	p. vii
Origin of the Elements	p. 1
The Origin and Earliest History of the Earth	p. 17
Sampling Mantle Heterogeneity through Oceanic Basalts: Isotopes and Trace Elements	p. 67
Compositional Model for the Earth's Core	p. 109
Composition of the Continental Crust	p. 131
The History of Planetary Degassing as Recorded by Noble Gases	p. 197
Soil Formation	p. 235
Global Occurrence of Major Elements in Rivers	p. 271
Geochemistry of Groundwater	p. 289
The Oceanic CaCO3 Cycle	p. 315
Hydrothermal Processes	p. 337
The Geologic History of Seawater	p. 379
Geochemistry of Fine-grained Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks	p. 423
Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks	p. 467
Biogeochemistry of Primary Production in the Sea	p. 507
The Contemporary Carbon Cycle	p. 537
Environmental Geochemistry of Radioactive Contamination	p. 579
Index	p. 637
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