Copper and Other Metallic Isotope Systems
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 26556
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stable isotopes; non-traditional stable isotopes; isotopic systems; sedimentary geological systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of metal isotope geochemistry has attracted great attention over the last two decades, and has benefited immensely from the introduction of MC-ICP-MS instruments. This advancement in instrumentation has finally brought the accurate and precise measurement of several novel isotope systems within our reach. As a result, studies that have leveraged metallic isotope systems (including Cu, Ni, Zn, Fe, Cr, and Mo) have made valuable contributions to our understanding of Earth systems and surface processes.
In this Special Issue we aim to highlight recent advances in geochemistry as informed by copper and other metal isotope systems as they are applied to various geological and environmental settings. Our vision for this Special Issue is not defined by a specific environment or geological time period, but is united by the measurement of copper or other metal isotope systems. We welcome original studies that highlight the value metal isotope systems provide in furthering our understand of natural processes, new approaches in metal isotope geochemistry (including novel analytical methods), high-resolution analysis (with an emphasis on in-situ laser ablation analysis), and experimental studies.
Dr. Dan Asael
Dr. Leslie Robbins
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal isotopes
- isotope geochemistry
- laser ablation
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