Isotopic fractionation of uranium in sandstone
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By: J.N. Rosholt, W. R. Shields, and E. L. Garner
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Abstract
Relatively unoxidized black uranium ores from sandstone deposits in the western United States show deviations in the uranium-235 to uranium-234 ratio throughout a range from 40 percent excess uranium-234 to 40 percent deficient uranium-234 with respect to a reference uranium-235 to uranium-234 ratio. The deficient uranium-234 is leached preferentially to uranium-238 and the excess uranium-234 is believed to result from deposition of uranium-234 enriched in solutions from leached deposits.
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Rosholt, J., Shields, W.R., and Garner, E.L., 1963, Isotopic fractionation of uranium in sandstone: Science, v. 139, no. 3551, p. 224-226.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Isotopic fractionation of uranium in sandstone |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.139.3551.224 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 3551 |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 224 |
| Last page | 226 |