Oxygen isotope studies of illite/smectite and clinoptilolite from Yucca Mountain: Implications for paleohydrologic conditions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-106

  Feng, Xiahong ^a   Faiia, Anthony M ^a   WoldeGabriel, Giday ^b   Aronson, James L ^a   Poage, Michael A ^a   Chamberlain, C Page ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Clinoptilolite; O 18 O 16; Paleohydrology; Yucca Mountain

Indexed keywords

CLINOPTILOLITE; ILLITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SMECTITE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032701807     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00136-3     Document Type: Article

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