Cosmochemistry /
McSween, Harry Y.
Cosmochemistry / Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Gary R. Huss. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xviii, 549 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine 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.
9780521878623 0521878624
2009054025
GBB004275 bnb
015462095 Uk
QB450 / .M37 2010
Cosmochemistry / Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Gary R. Huss. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xviii, 549 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine 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.
9780521878623 0521878624
2009054025
GBB004275 bnb
015462095 Uk
QB450 / .M37 2010
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