The chemical stability of coffinite, USiO4·nH2O; 0 < n < 2, associated with organic matter: A case study from Grants uranium region, New Mexico, USA

Chemical Geology

Volumn 251, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 33-49

  Deditius, Artur P ^a   Utsunomiya, Satoshi ^a   Ewing, Rodney C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteration; Coffinite; Organic matter; Oxidizing conditions; Reducing conditions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERAL ALTERATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARAGENESIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDUCTION; SILICATE MINERAL; URANIUM;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43649093131     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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