Partial melting and recrystallization of granite and their application to deep disposal of radioactive waste Part 1 - Rationale and partial melting

Lithos

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 103-117

  Attrill, P G ^a   Gibb, F G F ^b  

^a PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borehole; Experimental petrology; Granite melting; Nuclear waste disposal

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANITE; GRANODIORITE; PARTIAL MELTING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0037368786     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(02)00254-2     Document Type: Article

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