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001 2009054025
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008 091229s2010 enka b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQB450$b.M37 2010
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100 1 $aMcSween, Harry Y.
245 10 $aCosmochemistry /$cHarry Y. McSween, Jr., Gary R. Huss.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axviii, 549 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 $a"How did the Solar System's chemical composition evolve? This textbook provides the answers in the first interdisciplinary introduction to cosmochemistry. It makes this exciting and evolving field accessible to undergraduate and graduate students from a range of backgrounds, including geology, chemistry, astronomy and physics. The authors - two established leaders who have pioneered developments in the field - provide a complete background to cosmochemical processes and discoveries, enabling students outside geochemistry to understand and explore the Solar System's composition. Topics covered include: - synthesis of nuclides in stars - partitioning of elements between solids, liquids and gas in the solar nebula - overviews of the chemistry of extraterrestrial materials - isotopic tools used to investigate processes such as planet accretion and element fractionation - chronology of the early Solar System - geochemical exploration of planets Boxes provide basic definitions and mini-courses in mineralogy, organic chemistry, and other essential background information for students. Review questions and additional reading for each chapter encourage students to explore cosmochemistry further"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction to cosmochemistry; 2. Nuclides and elements - the building blocks of matter; 3. Origin of the elements; 4. Solar System and cosmic abundances - elements and isotopes; 5. Presolar grains - a record of stellar nucleosynthesis and processes in interstellar space; 6. Meteorites - a record of nebular and planetary processes; 7. Cosmochemical and geochemical fractionations; 8. Radioisotopes as chronometers; 9. Chronology of the early Solar System; 10. The most volatile elements and compounds - organic matter, noble gases, and ices; 11. Chemistry of anhydrous planetesimals; 12. Chemistry of comets and other ice-bearing planetesimals; 13. Geochemical exploration of planets - Moon and Mars as case studies; 14. Cosmochemical models for the formation of the Solar System; Appendix: some analytical techniques commonly used in cosmochemistry; Index.
650 0 $aCosmochemistry.
700 1 $aHuss, Gary R.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054025-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054025-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054025-t.html
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/78623/cover/9780521878623.jpg