Subject Code: ES5L314 Subject Name:  Isotope Geology L-T-P:  3-0-0 Credit:3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Elements of nuclear systematics, introduction to isotopes and their properties, fundamentals of radiogenic isotope geochronometers, isotope geology of Sr, Nd and Pb and their applications, thermochronology, introduction to stable isotopes, studies of O, H, S, and C isotopes and their applications, cosmogenic nuclides and their applications, extinct radionuclides, analytical techniques and mass spectrometers. Application of isotopes in climate change evaluation.

Text/ Reference Books:
  1. Claude J. Allègre, Isotope Geology,Cambridge University Press.
  2. Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, Isotopes: Principles and Applications, Wiley.
  3. Zachary Sharp, Principles of Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Prentice Hall.