This series aims to provide authoritative and comprehensive reports in the analytical procedures used by scientists in geochemistry, geology, oceanography, cosmochemistry, archaeometry and related studies. The essays cover a broad range of chemical and physical techniques.

Table of Contents

Ion microprobe mass spectrometry - techniques and applications in cosmochemistry, geochemistry and geochronology, Trevor R. Ireland; microanalytical laser extraction of noble gases - techniques and applications, Robert H. Nichols Jr et al; solid-state NMR and geochemistry, Thomas P. Jarvie and Karl T. Mueller; multivariate statistical techniques for trace element analysis, Stephen F. Wolf and Michael E. Lipschultz; application of compound-specific stable isotope measurements by GC-combustion-IRMS in geochemical research, Joyanto Routh and Luis A. Cifuentes; Mossbauer spectroscopy in analytical geochemistry, Frank J. Berry.