Overview
- Shows how radiogenic and stable isotopes are used to develop models for ore formation
- Includes chapters on specific isotopic systems and/or mineral systems
- Documents uses of isotopes, including both radiogenic and stable
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Mineral Resource Reviews (MIRERE)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This open access book documents the use of radiogenic and stable isotopes to study mineral deposits from a global to the deposit scale. It includes data-sets that have been directly used in mineral exploration. Isotopic data have been key to developing models for the origin of many mineral deposit types. The book has four sections: (1) the use of radiogenic isotopes to date mineral deposits, (2) the use of radiogenic isotope mapping to understand metal sources and regional- to district-scale controls on metallogenesis, (3) the use of light stable isotopes to determine fluid and sulfur sources, and (4) the use of metallic stable isotopes to understand the sources of ore metals. Each section includes chapters on specific isotopic systems and/or mineral systems that provide information on theory, analytical methods, uses in deposit and metallogenic studies, examples, and traps for young players.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
David Huston is research scientist at the Geoscience Australia, Minerals and Natural Hazards division. His research concerns geochemistry, mineralogy, especially Pyrite, as well as Archean and volcanic rocks. His studies in Mineralogy integrate field topics such as siltstone, Red beds, geologic records and clastic rocks.
Jens Gutzmer is the founding director of the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology. He is Visiting Professor at the Paleoproterozoic Mineralization Research Group (PPM) in the Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include geometallurgy, mineral systems analysis and ore-forming processes in the context of Earth’s evolution.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Isotopes in Economic Geology, Metallogenesis and Exploration
Editors: David Huston, Jens Gutzmer
Series Title: Mineral Resource Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27897-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27896-9Published: 20 June 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27899-0Published: 20 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27897-6Published: 19 June 2023
Series ISSN: 2365-0559
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0567
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 475
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations, 118 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences