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Experimental study of the system Au–UO2–TiO2–aqueous fluid at 500°C and 1 kbar. 1. Synthesis of brannerite

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  1. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 19, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    N. I. Kovalenko, N. I. Prisyagina & B. N. Ryzhenko

  2. Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Yu. K. Kabalov

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Original Russian Text © N.I. Kovalenko, N.I. Prisyagina, Yu.K. Kabalov, B.N. Ryzhenko, 2016, published in Geokhimiya, 2016, No. 3, pp. 314–320.

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Kovalenko, N.I., Prisyagina, N.I., Kabalov, Y.K. et al. Experimental study of the system Au–UO2–TiO2–aqueous fluid at 500°C and 1 kbar. 1. Synthesis of brannerite. Geochem. Int. 54, 293–299 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702916010080

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