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Tracing origins of uranium ore concentrates (UOCs) by multidimensional statistical analysis of rare-earth impurities

Mu Lin, Yonggang Zhao, Lifei Zhao, Lili Li, Fan Wang, Liuchao Zhu, Xiaonan Hu

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry · 2014 · 17 citations · 13 references

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A novel approach using REE data of uranium ores instead of UOC samples to trace the origins of unknown UOCs was developed.

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