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Ages of Some Uranium and Thorium Minerals from East and Central Africa

Journal Article · · Mineralogical Magazine
method were accepted for minerals from a number of localities: uraninite, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, 522 plus or minus 15 million years (m.y.); brannerite, Kansanshi, Northern Rhodesia, 503 plus or minus 15 m.y.; uraninite, Shinkolobwe, Katanga, 642 plus or minus 20 m.y.; davidite, Mavuzi, Mozambique, 578 plus or minus 15 m.y.;, monazite, Monkey Bay, Nyasaland, 597 plus or minus 25 m.y.; and samarskite, north-west Kenya, 635 plus or minus 25 m.y. The significance of the results is considered.
Research Organization:
Geological Survey of Great Britain, London
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-16-027458
OSTI ID:
4801093
Journal Information:
Mineralogical Magazine, Journal Name: Mineralogical Magazine Journal Issue: 252 Vol. 32; ISSN 0026-461X
Publisher:
Mineralogical Society
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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