Ba(NpO2)(PO4)(H2O), its relationship to the uranophane group, and implications for Np incorporation in uranyl minerals

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1089-1093

  Forbes, Tori Z ^a   Burns, Peter C ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide; Crystal structure; Neptunium; Nuclear waste; Uranophane; Uranyl mineral

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDE MINERALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DETECTORS;

BIPYRAMIDS; CCD DETECTORS; CHARGE BALANCING; EDGE SHARING; MONOCLINIC SPACE GROUPS; NEPTUNYL; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; URANOPHANE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NEPTUNIUM; URANIUM; URANOPHANE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33747012134     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.2132     Document Type: Article

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