Geochemistry of radioactive elements (U, Th) in coal and peat of northern Asia (Siberia, Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-328

  Arbuzov, S I ^a   Volostnov, A V ^a   Rikhvanov, L P ^a   Mezhibor, A M ^a   Ilenok, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Coal; Geochemistry; Northern Asia; Radioactive elements

Indexed keywords

COAL FORMATION; COALBEDS; DELAYED NEUTRONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; KAZAKHSTAN; MONGOLIA; NORTHERN ASIA; PEAT SAMPLES; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; ROCK BLOCK; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; SIBERIA; X RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; FLUORESCENCE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PEAT; RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

COAL; COAL SEAM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PEAT; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THORIUM; URANIUM; VOLCANISM; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

KAZAKHSTAN; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 79955732223     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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