Equilibrium modeling of clinoptilolite-analcime equilibria at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-239

  Chipera, Steve J ^a   Bish, David L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analcime; Clinoptilolite; Modeling; Stability; Thermodynamic; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ZEOLITES;

ANALCIME; CLINOPTILOLITE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE GEOCALC PTA SYSTEM;

CLAY MINERALS;

ANALCIME; CLINOPTILOLITE; MINERAL STABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; ZEOLITE;

USA, NEVADA, YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0031122680     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1997.0450211     Document Type: Article

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