Thermodynamic characterization of boltwoodite and uranophane: Enthalpy of formation and aqueous solubility

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5269-5282

  Shvareva, Tatiana Y ^a   Mazeina, Lena ^a   Gorman Lewis, Drew ^b   Burns, Peter C ^b   Szymanowski, Jennifer E S ^b   Fein, Jeremy B ^b   Navrotsky, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDE; PH; SILICATE MINERAL; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

EID: 80051474169     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.06.041     Document Type: Article

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