Halogen Stable Isotope Studies in Geological Processes
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 8961
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stable isotopes of halgens; halogen geochemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last few years, interest in halogen (Cl and Br) stable isotopes has increased significantly. Thanks to improved analytical facilities, it is now possible to measure the chlorine isotope compositions, and increasingly, the bromine isotope compositions, of most existing geological samples. This has resulted in many studies, not only on terrestrial materials such as water and salt and, more recently, minerals and rocks, but also on extra-terrestrial materials such as meteorites and lunar rocks. These studies have increased the knowledge base on halogen isotope systematics immensely, providing a better understanding of the related systems. This is mostly the result of the fact that halogens, due to their characteristic chemistry, lack significant redox transitions and, consequently, show isotope characteristics that are very different from those of other isotope systems. In this Special Issue of Minerals, we aim to present a collection of papers showing recent developments in stable isotope studies of chlorine and bromine. These studies, while increasing our knowledge on halogen isotope systematics, will also result in a better understanding of the geological processes that take place. Collecting them in one place will also increase the visibility of this research and, as such, lead to interest in the further development of halogen isotope studies.
Dr. Hans Eggenkamp
Dr. Masaaki Musashi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chlorine isotopes
- bromine isotopes
- mass spectrometry
- fractionation
- isotope effect
- geochemistry
- water
- rocks
- minerals
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