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resistate

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resistate [ri′zis‚tāt]
(geology)
A sediment consisting of minerals that are chemically resistant and are enriched in the residues of weathering processes. Also known as residual sediment.
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Further studies on the actual distribution of uranium in these weathered profiles is ongoing, as unlike uranium in resistate minerals such as zircon, uranium adsorbed onto secondary minerals or concentrated in apatite may be liberated and mobilized under changing Eh-pH conditions.
Weathering of Devonian monzogranites as recorded in the geochemistry ... by O'Beirne-Ryan, Anne Marie; Zentilli, Marcos / Atlantic Geology
 
 
 
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