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radiogenic isotope

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radiogenic isotope [¦rād·ē·ō¦jen·ik ′ī·sə‚tōp]
(nuclear physics)
An isotope which was produced by the decay of a radioisotope, but which itself may or may not be radioactive.


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Clearly, metasomatism coincident with magmatism is important, but it cannot yield the large variations in daughter radiogenic isotopes observed among islands because they require millions or billions of years to develop from parent isotopes having long half-lives.
The book concentrates on current research directions and methodologies that use the geochemistry of sedimentary rocks, especially their radiogenic isotope and whole rock chemical composition.
 
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