U-series in Fe-U-rich fracture fillings from the oxidised cap of the "Mina Fe" uranium deposit (Spain): Implications for processes in a radwaste repository

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1251-1266

  Crespo, M T ^a   Perez Del Villar L ^a   Quejido, A J ^a   Sanchez M ^a   Cozar J S ^a   Fernandez Diaz M ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LEACHING; MIXTURES; URANIUM;

FRACTURE FILLINGS;

SPENT FUELS;

FRACTURE; IRON; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; URANIUM; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

MINA FE; SPAIN;

EID: 0038010362     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00248-2     Document Type: Article

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