An EPR study of native radiation-induced paramagnetic defects in sudoite (di-trioctahedral Al-Mg chlorite) from the alteration halo related to unconformity-type uranium deposits

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 145-152

  Morichon, Élisa ^a,b,c   Allard, Thierry ^b   Beaufort, Daniel ^a   Quirt, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c Bat Geol 40 Ave Recteur P   (France)

^d AREVA Resources Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorite; EPR; Radiation induced defects; Sudoite

Indexed keywords

A-CENTER; DICKITE; ELECTRON HOLE; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EPR PARAMETERS; EPR SIGNALS; EPR SPECTRA; EPR STUDIES; HYPERFINE STRUCTURE; ISOCHRONAL ANNEALING; NATIVE DEFECT; NATURAL RADIATION; OXYGEN ATOM; PARAMAGNETIC DEFECTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; Q-BAND FREQUENCIES; RADIATION INDUCED DEFECTS; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SATURATION BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY DEFECT; SMECTITES; X-BAND SPECTRA;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DEFECTS; DEPOSITS; KAOLINITE; OXYGEN; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHLORITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; DEFECT; DICKITE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; KAOLINITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 77951765094     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-009-0318-y     Document Type: Article

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