18 December 2015 3 389 Report

The presence of radioactive elements like Thorium cause breakdown of the original crystal structure of zircon by internal bombardment with alpha particles (helium nuclei) as a result zircon becomes partially or completely amorphous (metamict) zircon. Which is the most effective process to remove thorium from zircon?

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