The structure of masuyite, Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2](H2O)3, and its relationship to protasite

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1483-1491

  Burns, Peter C ^a   Hanchar, John M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Masuyite; Protasite; Structure determination; Uranyl mineral

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MASUYITE; PROTASITE; URANIUM;

EID: 0033507788     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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