Evidence for nanocrystals of vorlanite, a rare uranate mineral, in the Nopal I low-temperature uranium deposit (Sierra Peña Blanca, Mexico)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 518-521

  Othmane, Guillaume ^a   Allard, Thierry ^a   Menguy, Nicolas ^a   Morin, Guillaume ^a   Esteve, Imène ^a   Fayek, Mostafa ^b   Calas, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nanoscale crystal; Nopal; Opal; Uranate; Vorlanite

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILICATES; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

NANOSCALE CRYSTALS; NOPAL; OPAL; URANATE; VORLANITE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MOBILIZATION; OPAL; OXIDATION; URANIUM;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SIERRA DE PENA BLANCA;

OPUNTIA;

EID: 84874418452     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4295     Document Type: Article

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