Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. COPYRIGHT II
3. ADDITIONAL COPIES II
4. FOREWORD III
5. PREFACE III
6. Mineralogy, Geochemistry and the Environment V
7. TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
8. 1. Radioactivity and the 20th Century 1
9. 2. The Crystal Chemistry of Uranium 23
10. 3. Systematics and Paragenesis of Uranium Minerals 91
11. 4. Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Uranium Deposits 181
12. 5. Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry of Actinides 221
13. 6. Uranium Ore Deposits— Products of the Radioactive Earth 255
14. 7. Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Natural Fission Reactors in Gabon 321
15. 8. Geomicrobiology of Uranium 393
16. 9. Uranium Contamination in the Subsurface: Characterization and Remediation 433
17. 10. Uranium Mineralogy and the Geologic Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel 475
18. 11. Spectroscopic Techniques Applied to Uranium in Minerals 499
19. 12. Infrared Spectroscopy and Thermal Analysis of the Uranyl Minerals 521
20. 13. Analytical Methods for Determination of Uranium in Geological and Environmental Materials 623
21. 14. Identification of Selected Uranium-bearing Minerals and Inorganic Phases by X-ray Powder Diffraction 653