Sentences with phrase «uranium isotope signatures»

The identified uranium isotope signatures could in future be used commercially to detect unknown uranium deposits and help understand processes of uranium mobility.

In particular, the researchers found that a higher ratio of uranium - 238 to uranium - 235 is incorporated into the modern oceanic crust, when compared to the uranium isotope signature found in meteorites.

Not exact matches

Shale has a radioactive signature — from uranium isotopes such as radium - 226 and radium - 228 — that geologists and drillers often measure to chart the vast underground formations.