Widenmannite, a rare uranyl lead carbonate: Occurrence, formation and characterization

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-110

  Plasil J ^a   Cejka J ^a   Sejkora, J ^a   Skacha P ^b   Golias V ^b   Jarka, P ^b   Laufek, F ^c   Jehlicka J ^b   Nemec I ^b   Strnad, L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alpha; Infrared spectroscopy; Pb isotopes; P bram; Raman spectroscopy; Spectroscopy; Thermal analysis; Widenmannite

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; CZECH REPUBLIC; INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD CARBONATE; MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS; PB ISOTOPES; SUPERGENE; TABULAR CRYSTALS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COORDINATION REACTIONS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBONATE GROUP; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORE DEPOSIT; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERGENE PROCESS; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CZECH REPUBLIC; PRIBRAM; STREDOCESKY;

EID: 77951786286     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2010.074.1.97     Document Type: Article

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