Dear Susan,

I know of one awesome stable isotope textbook.  It is 
called "Principles of Stable Isotope Geochemistry".  It is 
designed as a 13 chapter, 13 week course, covering the 
basics and including early classic references.  The price 
has gone down considerabiy from when it was first 
published, in part because I complained to the editor.  I 
can send you the first couple of chapters to check out if 
you like.  The table of contents is at

http://epswww.unm.edu/facstaff/zsharp/contents.pdf

Best wishes,

Zach




On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:40:33 -0230
  Susan Ziegler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello All:
> 
> I am soliciting information/opinions on the most 
>appropriate text to  use for a graduate level course in 
>stable isotope geochemistry.   There seem to be a wide 
>range from those which are more ecologically  based to 
>those dealing with hydrology or paleoenvironmental 
> applications.  I will be designing a course for students 
>who will  likely span those same research areas and 
>beyond. These graduate  students will be in programs 
>including Earth Sciences, Environmental  Sciences and 
>possibility Biology and Geography.  Does anyone have any 
> favorite texts that may serve a broad class and at the 
>same time  provide the important basics revolving around 
>the analysis and use of  stable isotopes?
> 
> I realize this is a pretty broad questions but I am very 
>interested  in the opinion of the community as I am sure 
>it will be very valuable.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sue
> 
> PS. We are the Canadian lab painfully awaiting the fixes 
>on the  Aurora 1030 TOC analyzer.  Once we get things 
>straightened out  (hopefully soon) and tested I would be 
>happy to share our experiences  with this method.
> 
> On Apr 10, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Harlow, Benjamin wrote:
> 
> 
> Susan Ziegler
> Department of Earth Sciences
> Memorial University of Newfoundland
> St. John's, NL  A1B 3X5
> 709.737.2669
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