The genesis of sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin, NW China: Constraints provided by fluid inclusions and stable isotopes

International Geology Review

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-455

  Yang, Xiaoyong ^a,b   Ling, Mingxing ^c,e   Sun, Weidong ^a,c   Luo, Xiandong ^a   Lai, Xiaodong ^a   Liu, Chiyang ^d   Miao, Jianyu ^d   San, Wei ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusion; H, O and C isotopic compositions; Sandstone type uranium deposit; The Ordos Basin

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METALLOGENESIS; METEORIC WATER; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; URANIUM;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 71049151443     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810902757339     Document Type: Article

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