由Brian Mason与亚利桑那大学的Carleton B.Moore合作修订的“地球化学原理”(Principles of Geochemistry)(第四版)于1982年在纽约出版。作者根据1966年版本发行以来在地球和行星科学领域中所获得的巨大成就,对修订本作出了相当大的努力,并遵照以前所有版本的目的,概述了“有关地球化学方面的重要事实和概念,并把这些资料综合地进行了地球的物理和化学演化的解释”。本版结论中,在选择地球化学领域的最新重大成就方面做了令人钦佩的工作。本书的编排作了少量变动,为了反映同位素地球化学方面不断增加的文献数量及其意义,本版增加了“同位素地球化学”一章。书中 The Principles of Geochemistry (Fourth Edition), revised by Brian Mason in collaboration with Carleton B. Moore of the University of Arizona, was published in New York in 1982. In light of the tremendous achievements made in the Earth and planetary sciences since its release in the 1966 edition, the authors made considerable efforts to revise this edition and, following all previous versions, outlined “key facts and concepts relating to geochemistry And synthesizes these data with the explanation of the physical and chemical evolution of the earth. ” This edition concludes with admirable work in selecting the most significant recent achievements in geochemistry. Small changes have been made to the layout of the book. In order to reflect the increasing number of literatures and their implications for isotope geochemistry, this edition adds the chapter “Isotope Geochemistry.” Book