Uraniferous paleoplacers of the Mesoarchean Mahagiri Quartzite, Singhbhum craton, India: Depositional controls, nature and source of> 3.0 Ga detrital uraninites

J Mukhopadhyay, B Mishra, K Chakrabarti, S De… - Ore Geology …, 2016 - Elsevier
The quartz-pebble conglomerate (QPC)-hosted detrital uranium mineralization is unique in
character in terms of their restricted distribution before 2.2 Ga atmosphere during pre-Great …

Origin of uranium deposits revealed by their rare earth element signature

J Mercadier, M Cuney, P Lach, MC Boiron… - Terra …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Terra Nova, 23, 264–269, 2011 Abstract Uranium deposits form in a wide range of
geological settings, including deep magmatic to surficial conditions, and range in age from …

The Ranger uranium deposit, northern Australia: Timing constraints, regional and ore-related alteration, and genetic implications for unconformity-related …

RG Skirrow, J Mercadier, R Armstrong, T Kuske… - Ore Geology …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Ranger 1 unconformity-related uranium deposit in the Northern Territory of Australia is
one of the world's largest uranium deposits and has ranked in the top two Australian …

Uraninite chemistry as forensic tool for provenance analysis

HE Frimmel, S Schedel, H Brätz - Applied Geochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Electron microprobe and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (LA-
ICPMS) analyses were carried out on individual uraninite grains from several localities …

Felsic magmatism and uranium deposits

M Cuney - Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The strongly incompatible behaviour of uranium in silicate magmas results in its
concentration in the most felsic melts and a prevalence of granites and rhyolites as primary …

Metal-rich fluid inclusions provide new insights into unconformity-related U deposits (Athabasca Basin and Basement, Canada)

A Richard, M Cathelineau, MC Boiron, J Mercadier… - Mineralium …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Paleoproterozoic Athabasca Basin (Canada) hosts numerous giant
unconformity-related uranium deposits. The scope of this study is to establish the pressure …

Apatite records metamorphic and hydrothermal fluid evolution at the large Shuangqishan orogenic gold deposit, SE China

Y Ma, SY Jiang, HE Frimmel - Bulletin, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Orogenic gold deposits are currently the world's major source of Au, but uncertainty exists in
the timing of mineralization relative to the ages of host rocks, metamorphism, and …

Magmatic and metamorphic uraninite mineralization in the western margin of the Trans-Hudson orogen (Saskatchewan, Canada): A uranium source for unconformity …

J Mercadier, IR Annesley… - Economic …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The genetic model for the giant unconformity-related uranium deposits of the Athabasca
Basin is still being debated, with one of the main issues being the source of the uranium …

Formation of U-rich mineralizing fluids through basinal brine migration within basement-hosted shear zones: a large-scale study of the fluid chemistry around the …

P Martz, J Mercadier, M Cathelineau, MC Boiron… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The evolution of basinal brines through percolation into basement rocks is studied in the
Paleo-to Mesoproterozoic Athabasca Basin and its underlying basement. This specific …

Hydrothermal rare earth element (xenotime) mineralization at Maw Zone, Athabasca Basin, Canada, and its relationship to unconformity-related uranium deposits

M Rabiei, G Chi, C Normand, WJ Davis… - Economic …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Maw zone rare earth element (xenotime) deposit is hosted in brecciated sandstones in
the Athabasca Basin and is associated with silicification, hematitization, and tourmalinization …