Volume 43 of Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry follows the 1986 Reviews in Mineralogy (Vol. 16) in approach but reflects significant changes in the field of Stable Isotope Geochemistry. In terms of new technology, new sub-disciplines, and numbers of researchers, the field has changed more in the past decade than in any other since that of its birth. Unlike the 1986 volume, which was restricted to high temperature fields, this book covers a wider range of disciplines. However, it would not be possible to fit a comprehensive review into a single volume. Our goal is to provide state-of-the-art reviews in chosen subjects that have emerged or advanced greatly since 1986. This volume was prepared for Short Course on Stable Isotope Geochemistry presented November 2-4, 2001 in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Geological Society of America in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Dedication
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• Table of Contents
• 1. Equilibrium Oxygen, Hydrogen and Carbon Isotope Fractionation Factors Applicable to Geologic Systems
• 2. Rates and Mechanisms of Isotopie Exchange
• 3. Fractionation of Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopes in Biosynthetic Processes
• 4. Stable Isotope Variations in Extraterrestrial Materials
• 5. Oxygen Isotope Variations of Basaltic Lavas and Upper Mantle Rocks
• 6. Stable Isotope Thermometry at High Temperatures
• 7. Stable Isotope Transport and Contact Metamorphic Fluid Flow
• 8. Stable Isotopes in Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems: Vent fluids, hydrothermal deposits, hydrothermal alteration, and microbial processes
• 9. Oxygen- and Hydrogen-Isotopic Ratios of Water in Precipitation: Beyond Paleothermometry
• 10. Isotopic Evolution of the Biogeochemical Carbon Cycle During the Precambrian
• 11. Isotopie Biogeochemistry of Marine Organic Carbon
• 12. Biogeochemistry of Sulfur Isotopes
• 13. Stratigraphic Variation in Marine Carbonate Carbon Isotope Ratios