Variations in the uranium isotopic compositions of uranium ores from different types of uranium deposits

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-17

  Uvarova, Yulia A ^a   Kyser, T Kurt ^b   Geagea, Majdi Lahd ^b   Chipley, Don ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUNITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE MINERAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RHYOLITE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; PERU;

EID: 84909967471     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.034     Document Type: Article

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