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Elmer S. Santos

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A characteristic pattern of disequilibrium in some uranium ore deposits

A redistribution of radium-226 in uranium ore deposits produces a characteristic pattern of disequilibrium in which uranium is greater than equivalent uranium in high-grade samples and equivalent uranium is greater than uranium in low-grade samples. The redistribution is a continuous process in uranium deposits, and the resulting pattern of disequilibrium is itself a system in equilibrium.

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey