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- Spontaneous
breakdown of atomic nucleus, with emission of
radiant energy.
Source: Leet, L. Don. 1982.
Physical Geology, 6th Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall
- The spontaneous decay or disintegration of an unstable atomic nucleus,
accompanied by the emission of radiation. See also: radioactive decay Lyman
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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