Biogenic and petroleum-related ore-forming processes in Dongsheng uranium deposit, NW China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 262-274

  Cai, Chunfang ^a   Li, Hongtao ^a   Qin, Mingkuan ^b   Luo, Xiaorong ^a   Wang, Feiyu ^c   Ou, Guangxi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

13C; 34S; Bacterial sulfate reduction; China; Dongsheng; Petroleum; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC; MINERALIZATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SANDSTONE;

URANIUM DEPOSITS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; FLUID INCLUSION; JURASSIC; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROLEUM; SANDSTONE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR ISOTOPE; URANIUM;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGSHENG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; ORDOS BASIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548183114     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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