Radiogenic isotope: not just about words

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Authors

Olivier Pourret , Karen Johannesson

Abstract

This viewpoint is a short comment on gender issues with isotope terminology. The terms "parent"/"daughter" should be avoided in favor of the more descriptive "precursor ion" and "product ion" terms.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5MP8X

Subjects

Earth Sciences, Geochemistry

Keywords

Gender-neutral terms, Precursor isotope, Product isotope, Parent isotope, Daughter isotope

Dates

Published: 2022-04-29 23:29

Last Updated: 2022-05-13 09:42

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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International