The proterozoic, albitite-hosted, Valhalla uranium deposit, Queensland, Australia: A description of the alteration assemblage associated with uranium mineralisation in diamond drill hole V39

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-40

  Polito, Paul A ^a,c   Kyser, T Kurt ^a   Stanley, Cliff ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albitite; Brannerite; Isotope geochemistry; Mount Isa; Proterozoic; Sodic; Uranium; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ALBITITE; BRANNERITE; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; METABASALT; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PROTEROZOIC; SODIC SOIL; URANIUM; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 57849167460     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-007-0162-2     Document Type: Article

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