Alteration effects of hydrocarbon dissipation in the Dongsheng uranium deposit, Ordos Basin - Explanation for green alteration and bleaching phenomenon

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-199

  Wu, Bolin ^a   Xu, Guowu ^b   Liu, Chiyang ^a   Qiu, Xinwei ^a   Wang, Jianqiang ^a   Hu, Liang ^a   Zhang, Benhao ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b No5 Istitute of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Qinghai Province ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Bleaching phenomenon; Fluid alteration; Green color alteration; Hydrocarbon dissipation; Ordos Basin

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC ACIDS; ALTERATION EFFECTS; ALTERATION ZONES; COUPLING RELATION; FLUID COMPOSITION; GAS LEAKAGES; GREEN-COLOR ALTERATION; HIGH-CONTENT; INTERNAL CAUSE; MAGNESIUM CHLORITE; OIL SEEPAGES; ORDOS BASIN; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION ZONES; REDUCED-STATE; SOUTH-TO-NORTH; STUDY AREAS; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TIME AND SPACE; URANIUM MINERALIZATION; URANYLION; YAN'AN FORMATION;

BLEACHING; CLAY DEPOSITS; CLEANING; COLOR; DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GASES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELDS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS; WINDOWS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 73449099990     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/014459809789618812     Document Type: Article

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