Abstract
Results of the investigation of apatite separated out of uranium-bearing phosphorites are presented. The entrance of uranium into the apatite (uranoapatite) crystal lattice is established, from which it follows that apatite is one of the bearers of uranium in phosphorites.
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Chentsov, I.G. Contribution to the problem of the form of uranium in phosphorites. The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy 1, 789–790 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01480915
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01480915