These extra readings are, by and large, those that have gotten my attention in the past several years for this geochemistry course. They are by no means an exhaustive list. Most, but not all, are either short, or easy to understand, or both. All of these readings are available through the library. The single most pertinent journal our library gets, and also has on-line here and here, is Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, a general geochemistry journal which you should look at. G3 is another entirely on-line journal devoted in large part to geochemistry.
Origin of the Earth
Allègre, C.J., and Schneider, S.H., 1994, The evolution of the Earth: Scientific American, v. 271, October, p. 66-75.
Bassett, W.A., 1994, What is in the Earth's core besides iron?: Science, v. 266, p. 1662-1663.
Hillebrandt, W., Janka, H-T., and Müller, E., 2006, How to blow up a star: Scientific American, v. 295, no. 4, p. 43-49.
Kirshner, R.P., 1994, The Earth's Elements: Scientific American, v. 271, October, p. 59-65.
Genesis of magmas
Ishikawa, T., and Tere, F., 1999, Two isotopically distinct fluid components involved in the Mariana arc: evidence from Nb/B ratios and B, Sr, Nd and Pb isotope systematics: Geology, v. 27, p. 83-86.
Naumann, T.R., and Geist, D.J., 1999, Generation of alkalic basalt by crystal fractionation of tholeiitic magma: Geology, v. 27, p. 423-426.
Sobolev, A.V., Hoffman, A.W., and Nikogosian, I.K., 2000, Recycled oceanic crust observed in 'ghost plagioclase' within the source of Mauna Loa lavas: Nature, v. 404, p. 986-990.
Wolff, J.A., Ramos, F.C., and Davidson, J.Pl, 1999, Sr isotope disequilibrium during differentiation of the Bandelier Tuff: constraints on the crystallization of a large rhyolitic magma chamber: Geology, v. 27, p. 495-498.
Weathering
Holdren, G.R. Jr., and Berner, R.A., 1979, Mechanism of feldspar weathering?-I. Experimental studies: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 43, p. 1161-1171.
Holland, H.D., and Rye, R., 1997, Evidence in pre-2.2 Ga paleosols for the early evolution of atmospheric oxygen and terrestrial biota; Comment: Geology, v. 25, no. 9, p. 857-858.
Ohmoto, H, 1996, Evidence in pre-2.2 Ga paleosols for the early evolution of atmospheric oxygen and terrestrial biota: Geology, v. 24, no. 9, p. 1135-1138.
Ohmoto, H., 1997, Evidence in pre-2.2 Ga paleosols for the early evolution of atmospheric oxygen and terrestrial biota; Reply: Geology, v. 25, no. 9, p. 858-859. Winkler, E.M., 1998, The complexity of urban stone decay: Geotimes, September, p. 25-29.
Wollast, R., 1967, Kinetics of the alteration of K-feldspar in buffered solutions at low temperature: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 31, p. 635-648.
Water chemistry
Bendula, R., and Moore, B., 1999, Surface water impacts on ground water quality in a shallow limestone and dolomite bedrock aquifer, Clark County, Ohio: The Professional Geologist, March, p. 8-11.
Caldeira, K., 1991, Continental-pelagic carbonate partitioning and the global carbonate-silicate cycle: Geology, v. 19, p. 204-206.
Grasby, S.E., Hutcheon, I and McFarland, L., 1999, Surface-water-groundwater interaction and the influence of iron exchange reactions on river chemistry: Geology, v. 27, p. 223-226.
Montañez, I.P., and Banner, J.L., 2000, Evolution of the Sr and C isotope composition of Cambrian oceans: GSA Today, v. 10, no. 5, p. 1-7.
Nozaki, Y., 1997, A fresh look at the element distribution in the North Pacific Ocean: Eos, v. 78, p. 21.