Characterization and dissolution behavior of a becquerelite from Shinkolobwe, Zaire

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3879-3884

  Casas, Ignasi ^a   Bruno, Jordi ^b   Cera, Esther ^b   Finch, Robert J ^b,d   Ewing, Rodney C ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Parc Tecnologic del Valles   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECQUERELITE; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM;

ZAIRE, SHINKOLOBWE;

EID: 0031422822     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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