Cosmochemistry : probing the origin and chemical evolution of the solar system /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McSween, Harry Y.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description:	xviii, 549 p.
Language:	English
Subject:	Cosmochemistry. Chemistry. Chemistry. Cosmochemistry.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8209504

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Other authors / contributors:	Huss, Gary R.
ISBN:	9780521878623
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Table of Contents:

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

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