The radionuclide distribution onto different mineral phases of the rocks of the exocontact zone of Nizhnekansky granitoid massif

Publication date: Available online 29 June 2019Source: Perspectives in ScienceAuthor(s): Anastasiya A. Rodionova, Vladimir G. Petrov, Irina E. Vlasova, Stepan N. Kalmykov, Vladislav A. Petrov, Valery V. Poluektov, Jörg HammerAbstractThe sorption experiments with the five rock samples drilled in the deep-well in the exocontact zone of Nizhnekansky granitoid massif (EZNGM) in the range of depth 166 m–476 m were carried out. The distribution of radium was studied. The radiograms of radionuclide sorption were obtained by digital autoradiography. Heterogeneous sorption of radium was demonstrated by digital radiography and phases with higher sorption ability were revealed. The technique for the treatment of radiograms with the help of ImageJ program for obtaining quantitative parameters of radionuclides distribution in the granite-gneiss rock samples was developed. Relative sorption efficiency of different mineral phases of the rock samples of Eniseysky area (EZNGM) towards radium is presented in the paper.

Source: Perspectives in Science - June 30, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: research