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Rock-water interaction in ash-flow tuffs (Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA)- The record from uranium studies

Uranium
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Abstract

Forty-eight core samples of ash-flow tuffs from Yucca Mountain, NV, were selected for comparative analysis by uranium-based methods to estimate past interaction with oxidizing water. Results aid in the selection of hydrologically isolated host rocks for radioactive waste disposal. U abundances were consistently more variable than thorium in whole rocks, suggesting some selective redistribution of U. Dissolved U correlates most strongly with dissolved manganese, indicating a predominant association of U with manganese oxides.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Rock-water interaction in ash-flow tuffs (Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA)- The record from uranium studies
Series title Uranium
Volume 2
Issue 4
Year Published 1986
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Description 26 p.
First page 361
Last page 386
Country United States
State Nevada
Other Geospatial Yucca Mountains
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