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Barium Isotopes: Drivers, Dependencies, and Distributions through Space and Time
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Barium Isotopes: Drivers, Dependencies, and Distributions through Space and Time
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tristan J. Horner
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By (author) Peter W. Crockford
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| Series | Elements in Geochemical Tracers in Earth System Science |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:75 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 150 |
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| Category/Genre | Earth sciences
Meteorology and climatology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108791113
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| Classifications | Dewey:551.46 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
22 April 2021 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In the modern marine environment, barium isotope ( 138Ba) variations are primarily driven by barite cycling-barite incorporates 'light' Ba isotopes from solution, rendering the residual Ba reservoir enriched in 'heavy' Ba isotopes by a complementary amount. Since the processes of barite precipitation and dissolution are vertically segregated and spatially heterogeneous, barite cycling drives systematic variations in the barium isotope composition of seawater and sediments. This Element examines these variations; evaluates their global, regional, local, and geological controls; and, explores how 138Ba can be exploited to constrain the origin of enigmatic sedimentary sulfates and to study marine biogeochemistry over Earth's history.
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