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Magnesium Isotopes: Tracer for the Global Biogeochemical Cycle of Magnesium Past and Present or Archive of Alteration?
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Magnesium Isotopes: Tracer for the Global Biogeochemical Cycle of Magnesium Past and Present or Archive of Alteration?
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Edward T. Tipper
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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 227,Width 151 |
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| Category/Genre | Earth sciences
Geology and the lithosphere
Meteorology and climatology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108994309
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| Classifications | Dewey:546.392 |
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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 |
3 March 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Magnesium is a major constituent in silicate and carbonate minerals, the hydrosphere and the biosphere. Magnesium is constantly cycled between these reservoirs. Since each of the major planetary reservoirs of magnesium have different magnesium isotope ratios, there is scope to use magnesium isotope ratios to trace 1) the processes that cycle Magnesium at a spatial scales from the entire planet to microscopic and 2) the relative fluxes between these reservoirs. This review summarises some of the key motivations, successes and challenges facing the use of magnesium isotopes to construct a budget of seawater magnesium, present and past.
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