中子活化分析法测定地质样品中铀的^235U／^238U比值

对于^235U/^238U比值的测定，不但对于核燃料工业是必不可少的，而且在铀矿地质科学和基础科学研究中也有着重要的意义。同位素比值通常采用质谱法测定；对于铀也可通过天然放射性测量，测定^235U/^238U比值，但所需的样品量大(精确测定需0．5g左右的     

太原地区地下水中铀含量和^235U／^238U比值研究

太原地区地下水中铀含量及铀同位素比值的测定结果表明，同一含水层有相近的铀含量及^235U／^238U比值。氧化为主的含水屡，地下水的^235U／^238U比值随径流方向逐渐增加。     

~(234)U/~(238)U比值在铀矿地质工作中的若干应用

自然界有实际意义的铀同位素只有三个,即铀-238、铀-235和铀-234。其相应丰度为:99.27%、0.714%和0.0055%。这三者相互的放射性比值一直被认为是恒定的。1953年П.И恰洛夫和 B.B.契尔登采夫,通过试验研究,第一次提出了天然铀同位素之间的比值(主要是指~(234)U/~(238)U=R)是变化的。自此以后,人们在这个方向上做了大量的试验测定工作和理论     

太原地区地下水中铀含量和~(234)U/~(238)U比值研究

太原地区地下水中铀含量及铀同位素比值的测定结果表明,同一含水层有相近的铀含量及~(234)U/~(238)U比值。氧化为主的含水层,地下水的~(234)U/~(238)U比值随径流方向逐渐增加。     

双滑江铀矿床矿物—地球化学特征

本文描述了双滑江铀矿床的矿物-地球化学特征。该矿床从地表至445m深处均见次生铀矿物。作者进行了铀同位素比值~(234)U/~(238)U、古铀量、岩石化学成分等方面的研究,结果表明,该铀矿床属于淋积型矿床,其铀源来自于燕山期花岗岩,而不是印支期花岗岩。燕山期花岗岩的铀同位素比值~(234)U/~(238)U小于1(0.88—0.98),而印支期花岗岩则大于1(1.038—1.058)。此外,碎裂的燕山期花岗岩还为矿床中的主要有用矿物硅钙铀矿提供了硅和钙。     

TIMS测定铀矿石样品中^234U/^238U、^230Th/^232Th、^228Ra/^226Ra的方法研究

研究了TIMS测定铀矿石样品中234U/238U、230Th/232Th、228Ra/226Ra的方法。建立了铀矿石密闭混酸一次溶样的方法和采用阴离子、阳离子和Sr特效树脂逐级离子交换分离纯化U、Th和Ra的流程,满足了TIMS测量要求。测定结果表明：100～1000 ng的天然铀中234U/238U,其测量精密度从静态多接收的2.34%提高到动态多接收的0.47%;对230Th与232Th丰度接近、质量为1μg左右的钍,采用三带点样技术和法拉第多接收技术测定230Th/232Th,其内精度平均值为0.0048%,外精度为0.028%;采用单带加钽发射剂,ETP跳峰测定50～100 fg镭-228稀释剂中的228Ra/226Ra,其内精度小于0.10%,外精度小于0.20%。比较TIMS和HR-ICP-MS、α能谱法测定234U/238U、230Th/232Th、228Ra/226Ra结果,三者结果相吻合。TIMS测量法样品用量少、快速、准确、精密度高,是U、Th、Ra同位素比值测定方法的又一补充。     

一次分解试样测定地质样品中~(230)Th,~(232)Th和~(234)U/~(238)U,~(230)Th/~(232)Th

试验了用~(234)Th示踪,一次分解试样测定~(234)Th,~(232)Th和~(234)U/~(238)U,~(230)Th/~(232)Th的快速方法。试样经Na_2O_2熔融分解,并以P350萃取色层法分离铀、钍。然后分别电沉积制备无自吸收铀、钍α源进行α谱测量。本法适用于铀矿石、岩石和土壤试样的测定。     

电离质谱法测定土壤比对样品中234U/238U方法

<正>传统热电离质谱法准确测量土壤样品中的~(234)U/~(238)U具有较大的难度,主要原因有:①土壤中铀含量低,234U丰度小,不易准确测定;②传统的溶样方法采用硝酸溶解样品及阴离子树脂U/Th分离,由于硝酸体系中U分离系数低,使得分离回收率较低;③采用传统三带点样技术,样品中铀的电     

Ge(Li)γ谱仪测量~(235)U的丰度

~(235)Uα衰变时伴随着放出一系列γ射线,通过特定的γ射线强度测量可以定出铀中~(235)U的丰度。李坤等用称重总铀量——碘化钠γ谱仪测量了~(235)U的丰度。王德民等对这种方法作了改进。B.L.博耶(Boyer)等采用类似的原理制成了一种“奥克洛仪”,用来测定奥克洛(Oklo)反应堆样品的铀同位素组成。伦 奇巴(Ren Chiba)等指出用     

南京直立人的U/Th和U/Pa年代

中国直立人化石的准确定年对于研究人类演化有着极为重要的意义。1993～1994年在南京汤山葫芦洞发现的两个直立人头盖骨化石和一枚牙化石被称为“南京直立人”。其中1号头盖骨化石之上的方解石钙板的U/Th年龄为53.3_(-1.2)~(+1.5)万年;但考虑到定年的准确性,则为53.3_(-3.0)~(+3.5)万年。其~(231)Pa/~(235)U活度比值为0.998±0.006。这表明“南京直立人”的年代应该大于50万年。与”南京直立人”伴生的动物牙化石U/Th年代为18.5～29.0万年;U/Pa年代为13.7～17.2万年。此外,对于同一颗牙化石,牙釉的年龄小于牙本质的年龄。同一样品的U/Pa年龄也显著小于其U/Th年龄。因此,牙化石的U摄取过程并不符合U早期摄取模式。多数牙化石分析点在~(234)U/~(238)U-~(230)Th/~(238)U图上落在位于U早期摄取和线性摄取模式曲线之间,指示牙化石的U摄取过程很可能介于上述两种模式之间。如果这一假设成立,那么牙化石的U/Th和U/Pa线性摄取模式年龄则为其年代的上限。因为不受U摄取过程~(234)U/~(238)U变化的影响,U/Pa线性摄取模式年龄比U/Th较为可靠。最小的U/Pa线性摄取模式年龄为1Ma,这是”南京直立人”上限年龄的估计。从定年结果看,”南京直立人”可能生活在海洋同位素(MIS)16阶段,但这不是最终结论。     

^232U示踪法测定样品中铀钍同位素的比活度

本文介绍了用（２３２Ｕ）作示踪同位素，测定岩石、土壤、水体中铀同位素及岩石中钍同位素比活度的方法。详细介绍了用两种标准方法［１．２］对样品进行化学富集、纯化、分离以及用电沉积法制备铀、钍α源的方法。对α射线多道能谱测量系统的配置，工作条件的选择，本底测定，实验样品的测定，推导出的计算公式、测量结果等均做了详实的论述。     

锾法找铀矿的初步试验结果

本文从化探角度出发,讨论了鑀在岩、矿石和土壤中的分市特征及其与铀成矿作用之间的关系。以鑀和铀、镭之间,其衰变成因联系和不同的地球化学性质为基础,对锾法在寻找铀矿中的应用进行了初步探讨。通过在湘西,湘南四种不同类型的20个铀矿床(点)上的大量综合对比,证明了它不仅对铀、镭放射性平衡破坏研究有其独特之处,并且可以推测出成矿过程中的地球化学变化,从而解释铀矿床的成因,评价异常点、带,因此是铀矿普查勘探攻深找盲的一种有效手段。它具有野外工作方法简便、显示直观、影响因素少和便于综合对比等优点。由于氧化还原反应广泛参加了铀矿床的形成和破坏,所以在其它方法(如伽玛、铀量、氡及其子体测量)反映不明显的情况下,鑀法仍有较好的显示。     

Isotopic composition (U/U) of some commonly used uranium reference materials

We have determined ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratios for a suite of commonly used natural (CRM 112a, SRM 950a, and HU-1) and synthetic (IRMM 184 and CRM U500) uranium reference materials by thermal ionisation mass-spectrometry (TIMS) using the IRMM 3636 ²³³U-²³⁶U double spike to accurately correct for mass fractionation. Total uncertainty on the ²³⁸U/²³⁵U determinations is estimated to be <0.02% (2σ). These natural ²³⁸U/²³⁵U values are different from the widely used ‘consensus’ value (137.88), with each standard having lower ²³⁸U/²³⁵U values by up to 0.08%. The ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratio determined for CRM U500 and IRMM 184 are within error of their certified values; however, the total uncertainty for CRM U500 is substantially reduced (from 0.1% to 0.02%). These reference materials are commonly used to assess mass-spectrometer performance and accuracy, calibrate isotope tracers employed in U, U-Th and U-Pb isotopic studies, and as a reference for terrestrial and meteoritic ²³⁸U/²³⁵U variations. These new ²³⁸U/²³⁵U values will thus provide greater accuracy and reduced uncertainty for a wide variety of isotopic determinations.     

U-Pb systems and U isotopic composition of the sandstone-hosted paleovalley Dybryn uranium deposit, Vitim uranium district, Russia

The isotopic (U-Pb, ²³⁸U-²³⁵U, ²³⁴U-²³⁸U) and chemical study of whole-rock samples and finegrained fractions of rocks in a vertical section of the terrigenous sequence at the Dybryn uranium deposit in the Khiagda ore field shows that a wide U-Pb isotopic age range (26.9-6.5 Ma) is caused by oxidation and disturbance of the U-Pb isotopic system in combination with protracted uranium ore deposition. The oxidation of rocks resulted in the loss of uranium relative to lead and eventually to an overestimated ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age at sites with a low U content. The ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratios in the studied samples are within the range of 137.74–137.88. Samples with a high uranium content are characterized by a decreasing ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratio with a decrease in ²⁰⁷Pb/²³⁵U and ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U ages. A nonequilibrium ²³⁴U/²³⁸U ratio in most studied samples furnishes evidence for young (<1.5 Ma) transformation of the Miocene uranium ore, which is responsible for uranium migration and its redeposition.     

迁安紫苏花岗岩的~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄谱

对采自河北省迁安县水厂地区的紫苏花岗岩中的黑云母和紫苏辉石进行了~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar年龄测定,分别给出了18.7亿年和19.6亿年的~(40)Ar保存年龄。这两种矿物的年龄谱的视年龄的梯度变化表明,紫苏花岗岩形成后是缓慢冷却的。3.9亿年左右的一次热事件,造成了放射成因~(40)Ar的丢失。根据热历史和封闭温度的研究,从27亿年(侵入到该区紫花岗岩中的花岗闪长岩的锆石U-Pb年龄)到19.6亿年,紫苏花岗岩岩体的抬升速率为6.5m/Ma,但从19.6亿年到18.7亿年,其抬升速率高达111m/Ma,具有明显的构造抬升作用。     

Dissolved Uranium and 234U/238U in the Yamuna and the Chambal Rivers, India

Dissolved uranium concentration and ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratio have been measured in two distinctly different Indian drainage systems: the Yamuna headwaters in the Himalaya and the Chambal river system in the plains to study the weathering and mobility of uranium in these watersheds. The dissolved uranium in the Chambal river system ranges from 0.2 to 1.74 μg L⁻¹ during September (tail end of monsoon), whereas in the Yamuna river system, its concentration varies from 0.1 to 3.18 μg L⁻¹ during October (post-monsoon) and from 0.09 to 3.61 μg L⁻¹ in June (summer). In the Yamuna main stream, uranium is highest at its source and decreases steadily along its course, from 3.18 μg L⁻¹ at Hanuman Chatti to 0.67 μg L⁻¹ at Batamandi, at the base of the Himalaya. This decrease results mainly from mixing of the Yamuna mainstream with its tributaries, which are lower in uranium. The high concentration of uranium at Hanuman Chatti is derived from weathering of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline series (HHC) and associated accessary minerals, which may include uranium-mineralised zones. The ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the samples from the Chambal watershed are in the range of 1.15±0.05 to 1.67±0.04; whereas in the Yamuna the ratios vary from 0.95±0.03 to 1.56±0.07, during post-monsoon and from 0.98±0.01 to 1.30±0.03, during summer. The relatively high ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the Yamuna system are in its tributaries from the lower reaches viz., the Amlawa, Aglar, Bata, Tons and the Giri. It is estimated that ~9×10³ and ~12 × 10³ kg of dissolved uranium are transported annually from the Yamuna at Batamandi and the Chambal at Udi, respectively. This corresponds to uranium weathering rates of 0.9 and 0.09 kg U km⁻² y⁻¹ in the basins of the Yamuna and the Chambal headwaters. This study confirms that uranium weathering rate in the Himalaya is far in excess (by about an order of magnitude) of the global average value of ~0.08 kg U km⁻² y⁻¹.     

Spatial and temporal variability of 234U/238U activity ratios in the Shu River,Central Asia

This study presents the temporal and spatial variability of ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the Shu River and provides interpretation to explain the downstream changes of uranium and the ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratios in the study area. The positive linear correlation (R ² = 0.98, p < 0.001) between uranium concentration and specific electrical conductance is consistent with rock weathering and leaching as the major contributor of dissolved uranium in the studied area of the river. The ²³⁴U/²³⁸U activity ratio ranged between ~1.6 in the upper reaches of the river to ~1.15 furthest downstream. Activity ratios at specific sampling points do not show significant seasonal variability.     

Fractionation factor of 238U and 235U isotopes in the process of hydrothermal pitchblende formation: A numerical estimate

Owing to the rapid increase in available data on the natural variations of the ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratio, new isotopic geochemical mark of redox processes are beginning to emerge. In this connection, numerical estimates of the ²³⁸U and ²³⁵U fractionation factor (α(U^IV?U^VI)) accompanying the reduction U^VI → U^IV are needed. Such an estimate has been obtained for hydrothermal pitchblende formation based on results of high-precision (±0.06‰) measurements of the ²³⁸U/²³⁵U ratio in local microsamples of coarse spherulitic pitchblende from carbonate-pitchblende veins at the Oktyabr’sky deposit (Strel’tsovsky uranium ore field, eastern Transbaikal region). For this purpose, we used the formation temperature of hydrothermal pitchblende and a maximum estimate of the fractionation factor for ²³⁸U and ²³⁵U isotopes in the solution-solid phase system under normal (25°C) conditions (Murphy et al., 2014). The most probable isotopic fractionation factor accompanying pitchblende crystallization from hydrothermal solution at T = 320?250°C falls into the interval α(U^IV?U^VI) = 1.00020?1.00023.