Determination of 238U, 232Th and 40K in Zircon Sand .
process called metamictization, resulting from replacement of zirconium by uranium and thorium (WOODHEAD et al., 1991). Due to this process, the levels of radionuclides from the uranium and thorium series in zircon sands are higher the ones found in rocks and soils, ranging from to 74 and , respectively. However ...