Sedimentological setting of sandstone-type uranium deposits in coal measures on the southwest margin of the Turpan-Hami Basin, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 223-237

  Wu, Liqun ^a   Jiao, Yangquan ^a   Roger, Mason ^a   Yang, Shengke ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Coal measures; Depositional systems; Sandstone type uranium deposit; Sequence stratigraphy; Turpan Hami Basin

Indexed keywords

COAL MEASURES; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; JURASSIC; MINERALIZATION; PARASEQUENCE; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEMS TRACT; URANIUM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TURPAN-HAMI BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 67651121524     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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