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Fission track study of uranium in two granites of central texas

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The four primary modes of microscopic occurrence of uranium in the Katemcy and Streeter granites of central Texas as revealed by fission track “mapping” are: 1) in accessory minerals; 2) along grain boundaries; 3) in microfractures; and 4) in quartz and feldspars. Most of the uranium occuring in the first three modes, accounting for more than three-fourths of the total, appears to be readily mobilized during weathering.

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  1. Department of Geology, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843, Texas, USA

    Thomas T. Tieh

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, 72204, Arkansas, USA

    Ernest B. Ledger

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Tieh, T.T., Ledger, E.B. Fission track study of uranium in two granites of central texas. Contrib Mineral Petrol 76, 12–16 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373678

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