Chlorine Isotope Geochemistry

Research Article| January 01, 2017 Chlorine Isotope Geochemistry Jaime D. Barnes; Jaime D. Barnes Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA, jdbarnes@jsg.utexas.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zachary D. Sharp Zachary D. Sharp Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131–0001, USA. Center for Stable Isotopes, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87122, USA, zsharp@unm.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Jaime D. Barnes Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA, jdbarnes@jsg.utexas.edu Zachary D. Sharp Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131–0001, USA. Center for Stable Isotopes, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87122, USA, zsharp@unm.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 © 2017 Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2017) 82 (1): 345–378. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.82.9 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jaime D. Barnes, Zachary D. Sharp; Chlorine Isotope Geochemistry. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2017;; 82 (1): 345–378. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2017.82.9 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Chlorine played a prominent role in the discovery of isotopes. The famous Cavendish Laboratory scientists were fascinated with the atomic mass of Cl. Most elements have a mass that is a close approximation of the multiple of hydrogen (e.g., Aston 1927). By 1920, it was recognized that the atomic weight of Cl was ~35.5, which appeared to violate Francis Aston’s whole number rule. Sir Joseph J. Thomson started the famous “Discussion on Isotopes” (Thomson et al. 1921) with the following: “I will plunge at once into the most dramatic case of the isotopes—the case of chlorine”. The... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.