Mechanism of hydrothermal alteration of natural self-irradiated and synthetic crystalline titanate-based pyrochlore

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3311-3322

  Poml P ^a   Menneken, M ^a   Stephan, T ^a   Niedermeier, D R D ^a   Geisler, T ^a   Putnis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IMMOBILIZATION; IRRADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PSEUDOMORPH; PYROCHLORE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; TITANATE;

EID: 34250200108     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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