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Uranium, Thorium and Potassium Contents In Eighteen Geochemical Reference Samples Issued from the Geological Survey of Japan
Author(s) -
KOMURA Kazuhisa,
TAN KokLeong,
UENO Kaoru
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geostandards newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 0150-5505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.1988.tb00055.x
Subject(s) - thorium , uranium , potassium , gamma ray spectrometry , geological survey , radiochemistry , germanium , semiconductor detector , geology , mineralogy , geochemistry , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , materials science , detector , metallurgy , geophysics , physics , silicon , optics
Uranium, thorium and potassium contents in eighteen geochemical reference samples issued from the Geological Survey of Japan have been measured by non‐destructive gamma‐ray spectrometry using germanium semiconductor detectors. Results are generally in good agreement with recent values measured by various methods.