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The isotopic anatomies of molecules and minerals

Eiler, John M.·2013·Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Abstract

Most natural compounds are composed of diverse isotopologues that differ in the number and/or symmetrically unique atomic locations of isotopic substitutions. Little of this isotopic diversity is observed by conventional methods of stable isotope geochemistry, which generally measure concentrations of rare isotopes without constraining differences in isotopic composition between different atomic sites or nonrandom probabilities of multiple isotopic substitutions in the same molecule. Recent advances in analytical instrumentation and methodology have created a set of geochemical tools—geothermometers, biosynthetic signatures, forensic fingerprints—based on these position-specific isotope effects and multiply substituted isotopologues. This progress suggests we are entering a period in which many new geochemical tools of this type will be created. This review describes the principles, background, analytical methods, existing applied tools, and likely future progress of this emerging field.

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Authors
Eiler, J. M.
Affiliations
California Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Eiler, John M.
Venue
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Published
2013-05-30
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
411-441
ISSN
  • 0084-6597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4495
OpenAlex
W2112591496
Cited by
96
References
113
Citations by year
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2.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Keywords
isotopic substitution, geothermometers, stable isotope geochemistry

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