Radiogenic Isotopes Applied to Mineral Exploration
A Practical Guide
- 1st Edition - July 18, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 2 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 2 1 - 4
Radiogenic Isotopes Applied to Mineral Exploration: A Practical Guide assists mineral exploration geologists, students and professors in the field of metallogeny and ore deposits.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteRadiogenic Isotopes Applied to Mineral Exploration: A Practical Guide assists mineral exploration geologists, students and professors in the field of metallogeny and ore deposits. This book provides information on radiogenic isotopes and their application to solve problems associated with mineral exploration surveys. It presents the basics to exploration geologists using radiogenic isotopes on establishing models for prospecting and creating new criteria for defining more favorable areas, reducing the exploration risk and saving financial investments.
The discovery of new mineral deposits is becoming increasingly difficult, and the use of new techniques is required to find deep and covered deposits. Radiogenic isotopes have the potential to act as ore index, helping to define the most favorable zones for finding certain types of mineral deposits, hence minimizing exploration risks.
- Advises readers on the selection of the best isotope systems for exploration, saving time and money
- Provides practical context and meaning to the results of surveys
- Includes case studies to provide real-world examples of the methods discussed in the book
Geologists of mineral exploration, geochemistry professors and upper level geochemistry students Mining industry
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Introduction to radioactivity decay and dating of geological materials—some basic concepts
- How are the rocks and minerals isotopic compositions measured?
- Chapter One. The K/Ar and 40Ar/39Ar methods: Best Techniques for Dating Hydrothermal Alteration Processes
- What is the meaning of a K–Ar age?
- 40Ar/39Ar method
- How to decide when to use K–Ar or Ar–Ar?
- Examples of application
- Conclusions
- Chapter Two. Rb/Sr system: General aspects of the method, mineralization ages, Sr isotopes in conceptual and descriptive mineral deposits models, and as mineral exploration index
- Geological interpretation of the Rb–Sr ages in minerals and whole-rock samples
- How to date mineralization events using the Rb–Sr method?
- The use of 87Sr/86Sr initial ratio in ore deposits and mineral exploration
- Sr isotopes: an important tool in mineral exploration
- Chapter Three. The Sm/Nd system: Best technique to dating skarn type mineralizations
- Introduction
- How to use Sm–Nd technique for mineralization dating?
- Use of Nd isotopes in the characterization of hydrothermal fluid sources and the rocks involved in the interaction processes with the mineralization fluids
- Chapter Four. Re/Os system: Theoretical foundation and application in ore deposit geochronology
- Use of Os isotopes in the characterization of hydrothermal fluid sources and crustal contamination processes
- Chapter Five. The U/Pb method: Best technique for dating mineral deposits located in polymetamorphic areas
- Theoretical concepts
- How to use U–Pb technique to date mineralizations and application examples
- Conclusions
- Chapter Six. The Pb/Pb method
- Pb/Pb method
- Conclusions
- Chapter Seven. Techniques to the development of integrated isotopic analytical programs for mineral exploration: evaluating costs and benefits
- Introduction
- Chapter Eight. Sampling techniques for mineral deposits
- Introduction
- Sampling regional lithology
- Sampling hydrothermal alteration
- Sampling mineralization
- Appendix
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 18, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323953207
- eBook ISBN: 9780323953214
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Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari
Prof. Colombo C. G. Tassinari has a degree in geology and a PhD from the University of São Paulo in 1988. He is coordinator of High Resolution Geochronology Laboratory and Full Professor of Institute of Geosciences and Institute of Energy and Environment University of São Paulo, and was director of both Institutes. He has expertise in geochronology, isotope geochemistry, metallogeny, and tectonics. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Coordinator, High Resolution Geochronology Laboratory and Full Professor, Institute of Geosciences and Institute of Energy and Environment University of São Paulo, BrazilRead Radiogenic Isotopes Applied to Mineral Exploration on ScienceDirect