Open AccessThe liberation of helium from minerals by the action of heat
Publication year - 1910
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1910.0056
Subject(s) - action (physics) , helium , mineral , chemistry , thermodynamics , mineralogy , materials science , physics , metallurgy , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
It is well known that the helium contained in radio-active minerals can be liberated by the action of heat, but, hitherto, no exact quantitative experiments have been made on the subject, and it was thought desirable to conduct such experiments with a view:— (1) To ascertain whether heat may not be used as a substitute for chemical methods in the case of minerals and rocks for which those methods are not convenient, and, if so, the temperatures necessary. (2) To throw, if possible, more light on the way in which the gas is retained within the mineral.