Uranium : Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and the Environment / Peter C. Burns, Robert J. Finch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burns, Peter C., editor.

Finch, Robert J., editor.

Series:

Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uranium ores.

Uranium--Environmental aspects.

Uranium.

Mineralogy.

Environmental geochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 679 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Volume 38 of Reviews in Mineralogy provides detailed reviews of various aspects of the mineralogy and geochemistry of uranium. We have attempted to produce a volume that incorporates most important aspects of uranium in natural systems, while providing some insight into important applications of uranium mineralogy and geochemistry to environmental problems. The result is a blend of perspectives and themes: historical (Chapter 1), crystal structures (Chapter 2), systematic mineralogy and paragenesis (Chapters 3 and 7), the genesis of uranium ore deposits (Chapters 4 and 6), the geochemical behavior of uranium and other actinides in natural fluids (Chapter 5), environmental aspects of uranium such as microbial effects, groundwater contamination and disposal of nuclear waste (Chapters 8, 9 and 10), and various analytical techniques applied to uranium-bearing phases (Chapters 11-14).This volume was written in preparation for a short course by the same title, sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, October 22 and 23, 1999 in Golden, Colorado, prior to MSA's joint annual meeting with the Geological Society of America.

Contents:

Frontmatter

COPYRIGHT

ADDITIONAL COPIES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

Mineralogy, Geochemistry and the Environment

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Radioactivity and the 20th Century / Ewing, Rodney C.

2. The Crystal Chemistry of Uranium / Burns, Peter C.

3. Systematics and Paragenesis of Uranium Minerals / Finch, Robert / Murakami, Takashi

4. Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Uranium Deposits / Fayek, Mostafa / Kyser, T. Kurtis

5. Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry of Actinides / Murphy, William M. / Shock, Everett L.

6. Uranium Ore Deposits- Products of the Radioactive Earth / Plant, Jane A. / Simpson, Peter R. / Smith, Barry / Windley, Brian F.

7. Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Natural Fission Reactors in Gabon / Janeczek, Janusz

8. Geomicrobiology of Uranium / Suzuki, Yohey / Banfield, Jillian F.

9. Uranium Contamination in the Subsurface: Characterization and Remediation / Abdelouas, Abdesselam / Lutze, Werner / Nuttall, H. Eric

10. Uranium Mineralogy and the Geologic Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel / Wronkiewicz, David J. / Buck, Edgar C.

11. Spectroscopic Techniques Applied to Uranium in Minerals / Hanchar, John M.

12. Infrared Spectroscopy and Thermal Analysis of the Uranyl Minerals / Čejka, Jiři

13. Analytical Methods for Determination of Uranium in Geological and Environmental Materials / Wolf, Stephen F.

14. Identification of Selected Uranium-bearing Minerals and Inorganic Phases by X-ray Powder Diffraction / Hill, Frances C.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jan 2019)

ISBN:

9781501509193

1501509195

OCLC:

1083605808