Metamictisation
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metamictisation-282-16624355
title:
Metamictisation
text:
Metamictisation is a natural process resulting in the gradual and ultimately complete destruction of a mineral's crystal structure, leaving the mineral amorphous. The affected material is therefore described as metamict. Certain minerals occasionally contain interstitial impurities of radioactive elements, and it is the alpha radiation emitted from those compounds that is responsible for degrading a mineral's crystal structure through internal bombardment. The effects of metamictisation are exte
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Natural process occurring on minerals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamictisation
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date modified:
2023-07-23T13:07:00Z
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