Further reading - Geochemistry: An Introduction - page 324

Denbigh, K. (1981) The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium . Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. Many have tried to do better. I keep patching up the cover of my
copy. B.
Dickin, A. (2005) Radiogenic Isotope Geology, 2nd edn. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer-
sity Press. A very well written reference work. B.
Faure, G. and Mensing, T.M. (2005) Isotopes. Principles and Applications . Chichester:
Wiley. A scholarly treatise emphasizing the methods with abundant references. B.
Greenwood, N. N. and Earnshaw, A. (1995) Chemistry of the Elements . Oxford:
Butterworth-Heinemann. A best-seller on the inorganic chemistry of the elements.
Killops, S. and Killops, V. (2005) Introduction to Organic Geochemistry, 2nd edn.
Blackwell: Oxford. An enormous amount of information, well-organized and easy to
read. B.
Konhauser, K. (2007) Introduction to Geomicrobiology . Blackwell: Oxford. A great
introduction to the interface between microbiology and geochemistry. B.
Krauskopf, K. B. and Bird, D. K. (1995) Geochemistry . New York: McGraw-Hill. One
of the most popular textbooks on geochemistry. The third edition was extensively
re-written. B.
Lasaga, A. (1998) Kinetic Theory in the Earth Sciences . Princeton: Princeton University
Press. An outstanding account of the physics that underlies geochemistry. C.
Lerman, A. (1988) Geochemical Processes . Malabar, Krieger. An amazing book on low-
temperature geochemistry with a unique approach to physical processes. Never out of
fashion. B.
Lunine, J.I. (1999) Earth. Evolution of a Habitable World . Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. The Earth from the Enterprise. Delightful. A.
Maczek, A. (1998) Statistical Mechanics . Oxford: Oxford University Press. A bargain
book that leads the reader swiftly through the arcanes of elemental and isotopic
fractionation. B.
McBirney, A. R. (2006) Igneous Petrology, 3rd edn. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. An elegant
and non-conventional introduction to magmatic processes. B.
McBride, N. and Gilmour, I. (2005) An Introduction to the Solar System . Cambridge: The
Open University Press and Cambridge University Press. A very well written tutorial,
very pleasant to read. A.
McDougall, I. and Harrison, T. M. (1999) Geochronology and Thermochronology by
the 40 Ar- 39 Ar method . Oxford: Oxford University Press. An exhaustive but difficult
reference of an essential geochronology technique. C.
McSween, H. Y., Jr (1999) Meteorites and Their Parent Planets . Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. An excellent modern textbook on these weird and fascinating
objects. B.
McSween, H. Y., Richardson, S.M., and Uhle, M.E. (2003) Geochemistry. Pathways and
Processes. 2nd edn. Columbia University Press, New York. An excellent alternative to
the topic you are reading, great! B.
Millero, F. J. (2005) Chemical Oceanography, 3rd edn. Boca Raton, CRC Press. An
authoritative reference. B.