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Hydrothermal systems in granites offer the opportunity of estimating the possible effects of fluid circulations in an intragranitic nuclear waste repository. Indeed, information on both the alteration of primary minerals as well as its link to fissure density, and remobilisation of trace elements such as actinides and rare earths are of prime importance for assessing the efficiency of granite as a geological barrier from both the tectonic, petrologic and geochemical viewpoints (CEA report, 1981).
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Parneix, J.C., Menager, M.T., Trotignon, L., Petit, J.C. (1987). Hydrothermal Alteration in the Auriat Granite (Massif Central, France): Analogy with a Radwaste Disposal. In: Côme, B., Chapman, N.A. (eds) Natural Analogues in Radioactive Waste Disposal. Radioactive Waste Management Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3465-8_40
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