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Arud granitic intrusion, the most probable source of radiation in high background natural radiation areas of Ramsar, North Iran

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The petrography and geochemical characteristics of three granitic intrusion bodies in Ramsar area are investigated. The concentration of radioactive elements in Arud is higher than Noosha and Akapol. Arud is a within plate and volcanic arc I-type granite. High 226Ra, U, Th, Rb/Sr, and LREE/HREE (LaN/YbN) values and low K/Rb, Zr, and Hf values indicate that Arud is more differentiated. Natural radioactivity of Arud is probably the result of abundant apatite, allanite, sphene, and zircon minerals. Chondrite-normalized REEs spider diagrams showed that 226Ra-rich carbonate deposits of soil and sediment samples are probably geochemically related to Arud subsurface magmatic system.

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Amini Birami, F., Moore, F. Arud granitic intrusion, the most probable source of radiation in high background natural radiation areas of Ramsar, North Iran. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 1137–1151 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07702-2

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