Abstract
The geochemical composition of earth materials is essential to underpin our understanding of planetary dynamics, resource exploitation and anthropogenic impacts. This chapter describes common methods used to generate elemental abundance and mineralogical composition in a wide range of mainly silicate based materials. It highlights the application of multiple spectroscopic methods, atomic properties and isotopic composition, instrumental techniques used and strategy for generation of reliable data. All used widely in earth and environmental sciences.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Analytical Science |
Subtitle of host publication | Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering |
Editors | Paul Worsfold, Colin Poole, Alan Townshend, Manuel Miró |
Publisher | Elsevier Limited |
Pages | 271-282 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Edition | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780081019849 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Digestion
- geochronology
- geological materials
- instrumental analysis
- isotopic analysis
- sampling
- spectroscopic techniques