An XRD, SEM and TG study of a uranopilite from Australia

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 299-307

  Frost, R L ^a   Weier, M L ^a   Ayoko, G A ^a   Martens, W ^a   Cejka J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Dehydroxylation; Infrared spectroscopy; Johannite; Raman spectroscopy; Uranopilite; Uranyl sulphate minerals; Zippeite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEHYDRATION; HYDROXYLATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

JOHANNITE; URANOPILITE; ZIPPEITE;

MINERALOGY;

DEHYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALLIGATOR;

EID: 33845511180     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067030333     Document Type: Article

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