High Specific Activity of Radium Isotopes in Baryte from the Czech Part of the Upper Silesian Basin—An Example of Spontaneous Mine Water Treatment

Radium-bearing barytes (radiobarytes) have been known since the beginning of the 20th century. They are mainly found as precipitates of low-temperature hydrothermal solutions. In anthropogenic environments, they frequently occur as crusts on oil industry equipment used for borehole extraction, in le...

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Main Authors: Jakub Jirásek, Dalibor Matýsek, Petr Alexa, Michal Osovský, Radim Uhlář, Martin Sivek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/2/103