Chemistry, microstructure, and alpha decay damage of natural brannerite

Chemical Geology

Volumn 291, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-68

  Lumpkin, G R ^a   Leung, S H F ^a   Ferenczy, J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha decay damage; Alpine pegmatites; Brannerite; Crocker's Well, South Australia; Geochemical alteration; U Th Pb age dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DATING; ALPHA DECAY DAMAGE; ALPINE PEGMATITES; BRANNERITE; CROCKER'S WELL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA; GEOCHEMICAL ALTERATION;

ATOMS; CERIUM; DECAY (ORGANIC); GADOLINIUM; MANGANESE; NIOBIUM; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATES; SILICON; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM;

OXIDE MINERALS;

AGE DETERMINATION; BRANNERITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PEGMATITE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855465235     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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