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Spring. 3 credits. Open to undergraduates. Prerequisite: GEOL 455 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. W. M. White.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:05 to 9:55. 2146 Snee.

Nucleosynthetic processes and the isotopic abundances of the elements. Geochronology and cosmochronology using radioactive decay schemes, including U-Pb, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, K-Ar, U-series isotopes, and cosmogenic isotopes such as 14C and 36Cl. Use of radiogenic and stable isotopes in petrology and their application to study of the evolution of the crust and mantle. Isotopic evidence regarding the formation of the Earth and the Solar System. Stable isotopes and their use in geothermometry, ore petrogenesis, paleontology, and the global climate system.
Taught in alternate years. Offered in Spring 1998.

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Final Exam 9:00 AM May 8, 1150 Snee

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For more information, e-mail: white@geology.cornell.edu

Last revision 3 May 98 by W. M. White