Synchrotron x-ray microprobe analysis of radioactive trace elements in mineral sands
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2001-07-21
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Elsevier Science B. V.
Abstract
Elemental distribution maps and XANES spectra of radioactive trace elements in zircon and ilmenite mineral grains were measured using a synchrotron X-ray microprobe. The results confirm the utility of the technique for the study of trace elements in minerals, provide chemical information important for designing processes for their removal from ores, and are direct confirmation for a previously inferred model of thorium incorporation into ilmenite during weathering. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
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Also available in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 467-468, 897-900. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00514-9.
Keywords
Synchrotrons, Sand, Zircon, Ilmenite, Ore processing, Weathering
Citation
Garrett, R. F., Blagojevic, N., Cai, Z., Lai, B., Legnini, D. G., Rodrigues, W., & Stampfl, A. P. J. (2001). Synchrotron X-ray microprobe analysis of radioactive trace elements in mineral sands. Paper presented to the 7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Berlin Germany, August 21-25, 2000. In W. Gudat & P. Zimmermann (Eds), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Berlin Germany, August 21-25, 2000, (Part 2, 897-900). North-Holland, Elsevier.