Basin evolution, diagenesis and uranium mineralization in the Paleoproterozic Thelon Basin, Nunavut, Canada

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-323

  Hiatt, Eric E ^a   Palmer, Sarah E ^b,d   Kurt Kyser, T ^b   O'Connor, Terrence K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

^d Palmer Geoconsulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BEDROCK; DIAGENESIS; EMPLACEMENT; FLUID INCLUSION; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; RECRYSTALLIZATION; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM; VOLCANISM; WEATHERING;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; CHURCHILL PROVINCE; NUNAVUT; THELON BASIN;

EID: 77953182128     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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