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[en] U and Pb isotopic data on samples (10 to 100 gram) 2 to 10 m away from the borders of the Oklo reactor zones indicate a primary age of 2.05 x 109 years for the Oklo deposit and a secondary age of 0.375 x 109 years. All samples show effects of Pb loss; the average loss is 50 percent. Both the U--Pb and Pb isotopic data are consistent with a model of a primary 2.05 x 109 year age of the deposit, continuous volume diffusion of Pb from uraninite, and either continuous or recent loss of this Pb. In this case the 0.375 x 109 year age is an artifact without time significance. Using an average value of D/a2 3.5 x 10-11 a-1 (Cowan, this conference) this model explains the apparent 1.8 x 109 year Pb age observed by other workers. From the 208Pb/206Pb data the average U/Th value calculated for the Oklo deposit is approximately 100
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1977; 11 p; IAEA symposium on natural fission reactors; Paris, France; 19 - 21 Dec 1977; CONF-771222--2; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01
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