Isotope Geochemistry: New Techniques and Applications
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 884
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ore deposit; isotope geochemistry; ore exploration; exploration geochemistry; elemental geochemistry
Interests: isotope geochemistry; trace metal geochemistry; ore deposits; hydrogeology; paleoclimate; element cycle evolution
Interests: economic geology; mineral exploration; non-traditional metal isotopes; low-conentration geochronology; isotope archaeology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Geochemical—particularly isotopic—data is increasingly being used to understand the processes and circumstances by which materials are accumulated to economically viable levels. The technological advances in instrumentation over the past couple of decades have allowed the development and application of novel systems which were previously absent from our geochemical toolbox.
The formation of an ore body, whether deep-seated or at the surface, involves the sourcing, transport, and deposition of materials. The role ligands in these processes has gained growing recognition, with clear evidence of isotope discrimination. Likewise, redox state often play a critical role in metal concentration: migration to higher or lower redox potentials can transform a previously mobile metal into an insoluble form, a process also accompanied by isotopic discrimination.
This Special Issue invites contributions exploring these novel isotope systems—both from fundamental and applied perspectives—to highlight the insights they offer into our understanding of the creation of economically viable deposits.
Dr. Da Wang
Dr. Linda Godfrey
Dr. Ryan Mathur
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- radiogenic isotopes
- stable isotopes
- redox
- fluids
- metallogenesis
- ores
- atmospheric evolution
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