In situ quantitative measurement of rare earth elements in uranium oxides by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-296

  Lach, Philippe ^a   Mercadier, Julien ^a,b   Dubessy, Jean ^a   Boiron, Marie Christine ^a   Cuney, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

l ments de terres rares; Gisements d'uranium; in situ measurement; LA ICP MS; M tallog nie; Mesures in situ; Metallogeny; Oxyde d'uranium; Rare earth elements; Uranium deposits; Uranium oxide

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LA-ICP-MS; MESURES IN SITU; METALLOGENY; URANIUM OXIDES;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LASER ABLATION; LEAD; LEAD OXIDE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MINERALOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SILICATES; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

URANIUM;

EID: 84877823934     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2012.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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