Mineralogy of Vera Rubin ridge from the Mars science laboratory CheMin instrument

EB Rampe, TF Bristow, RV Morris… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Vera Rubin ridge (VRR) is an erosion‐resistant feature on the northwestern slope of Mount
Sharp in Gale crater, Mars, and orbital visible/shortwave infrared measurements indicate it …

The K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar methods revisited for dating fine-grained K-bearing clay minerals

N Clauer - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
The strengths and weaknesses of the two Ar isotopic methods (K–Ar and 40 Ar/39 Ar) were
evaluated on the basis of respective recent applications mainly on low-temperature K …

Thermal profiles inferred from fluid inclusion and illite geothermometry from sandstones of the Athabasca basin: Implications for fluid flow and unconformity-related …

H Chu, G Chi - Ore Geology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Proterozoic Athabasca basin and underlying basement host numerous
unconformity-related uranium deposits that were formed from extensive fluid circulation near …

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 …

Significance of aluminum phosphate-sulfate minerals associated with U unconformity-type deposits: The Athabasca basin, Canada

S Gaboreau, M Cuney, D Quirt, P Patrier… - American …, 2007 - degruyter.com
Aluminum phosphate-sulfate (APS) minerals formed around the Athabasca unconformity-
type deposits and those from their Australian counterparts are chemically very similar …

The Millennium uranium deposit, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada: an atypical basement-hosted unconformity-related uranium deposit

J Cloutier, K Kyser, GR Olivo… - Economic …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Millennium uranium basement-hosted unconformity-related deposit is one of the most
recent discoveries of basement-hosted deposits, and may hold as much as 46.8 million …

From evaporated seawater to uranium-mineralizing brines: Isotopic and trace element study of quartz–dolomite veins in the Athabasca system

A Richard, P Boulvais, J Mercadier, MC Boiron… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Stable isotope (O, H, C), radiogenic isotope (Sr, Nd) and trace element analyses have been
applied to quartz–dolomite veins and their uranium (U)-bearing fluid inclusions associated …

Diagenetic and geochemical studies of sandstones from drill core DV10-001 in the Athabasca basin, Canada, and implications for uranium mineralization

H Chu, G Chi, S Bosman, C Card - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Proterozoic Athabasca basin, located in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta,
Canada, is known for its richness in uranium resources. The lithologies in the basin are …

Contrasting patterns of alteration at the Wheeler River area, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada: Insights into the apparently uranium-barren Zone K alteration …

J Cloutier, K Kyser, GR Olivo… - Economic …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Previous studies on Athabasca basin unconformity-related uranium deposits have focused
on major deposits and have not investigated sites with barren alteration systems that could …

Clay crystal-chemical adaptability and transformation mechanisms

J Cuadros - Clay Minerals, 2012 - cambridge.org
Chemical and mineralogical transformations of phyllosilicates are among the most important
in diagenetic environments in all types of rocks because they can exert a large control on the …