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Hydrothermal Phase Relations Among Uranyl Minerals at the Nopal I Analog Site

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2011

William M. Murphy
William M. Murphy*
Affiliation:
wmurphy@csuchico.edu, California State University, Chico, Geological and Environmental Sciences, zip 205, Chico, CA, 95929-0205, United States
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Abstract

Uranyl mineral paragenesis at Nopal I is an analog of spent fuel alteration at Yucca Mountain. Petrographic studies suggest a variety of possible hydrothermal conditions for uranium mineralization at Nopal I. Calculated equilibrium phase relations among uranyl minerals show uranophane stability over a broad range of realistic conditions and indicate that uranyl mineral variety is a consequence of chemical potential heterogeneity.

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waste managementUhydrothermal
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 985: Symposium NN – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXX , 2006 , 0985-NN01-10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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