Stable Isotope Geology

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Credits 3. 2 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours. Stable isotopes of oxygen, carbon, sulfur and hydrogen applied to problems in paleontology and paleoecology, carbonate diagenesis, petroleum exploration, and igneous and metamorphic petrology; isotopic paleotemperatures; analytical methods; theory of isotopic fractionation. Prerequisites: Graduate classification or approval of instructor.