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Characterization of natural phosphates and phosphogypsum

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Sedimentary phosphate from Moroccan deposit and its corresponding phosphogypsum where characterized by several physic-chemical techniques as well as by nuclear method.

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Boujrhal, F.Z. (2015). Characterization of natural phosphates and phosphogypsum. In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (eds) Uranium - Past and Future Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_87

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