Search for plutonium-244 tracks in mountain pass bastnaesite
January 1, 1972
WE have found that bastnaesite, a rare earth fluorocarbonate, from the Precambrian Mountain Pass deposit has an apparent Cretaceous fission track age, and hence does not reveal any anomalous fission tracks due to 244Pu.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1972 |
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Title | Search for plutonium-244 tracks in mountain pass bastnaesite |
DOI | 10.1038/240465b0 |
Authors | R.L. Fleischer, C.W. Naeser |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Nature |
Index ID | 70001435 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |