The structure of richetite, a rare lead uranyl oxide hydrate

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 187-199

  Burns, Peter C ^a  

^a 236 Hesburgh Center for International Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Lead uranyl oxide hydrate; Richetite; Structure determination; Uranium; Uranyl mineral

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; RICHETITE; URANYL MINERAL;

EID: 0031685423     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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