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Metal Stable Isotopes, December 2009, Vol. 5, No. 6
$20.00During the past decade it has been recognized that the stable isotope compositions of several metallic elements vary significantly in nature due to both biotic and abiotic processing. While this leap in our understanding has been fueled by recent advances in instrumentation and techniques in both thermal ionization and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, the field of metal stable isotope geochemistry has finally moved beyond a focus on development of analytical techniques and toward using the isotopes as source and process tracers in natural and experimental systems.
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Gold, October 2009, Vol. 5, No. 5
$20.00Gold fascinates researchers in many sciences. As well as being attractive as a precious metal, gold has important physical and electrical properties that cause it to be an ’advanced material’ for manufacturing and drug delivery in medical science.
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Mineral Magnetism: From Microbes To Meteorites, August 2009, Vol. 5, No. 4
$20.00Magnetic minerals are ubiquitous in the natural environment. They are also present in a wide range of biological organisms, from bacteria to human beings.
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Gems, June 2009, Vol. 5, No. 3
$20.00Most gems are natural minerals, which, although scarce and small, have a major impact on society. Their value is directly related to proper identification.
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Bentonites – Versatile Clays, April 2009, Vol. 5, No. 2
$20.00Of all naturally occurring clays, bentonites are arguably the most interesting, versatile and useful. This issue of Elements describes how these fascinating materials occur and how they are used in all manner of applications.
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Scientific Exploration Of The Moon, February 2009, Vol. 5, No. 1
$20.00Our current understanding of the Moon’s history, interior structure, and chemical composition is based in large part on geochemical data acquired from samples from the U.S.
