Abundances of radioelements (K, U, Th) in weathered igneous rocks in Hong Kong

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-292

  Chan, L S ^a   Wong, P W ^a   Chen, Q F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Electronics and Geophysical Surveys   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectrometry; Hong Kong; Radioelements; Radiometry; Saprolites; Weathered igneous rock

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; POROSITY; POTASSIUM; SAPROLITE; THORIUM; URANIUM; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 34548534681     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/4/3/S07     Document Type: Article

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