Interaction of two fluid systems in the formation of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin: Geochemical evidence and hydrodynamic modeling

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Xue, Chunji ^a,c   Chi, Guoxiang ^a,b   Xue, Wei ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Basinal fluid flow; Fluid mixing; Ordos basin; Sandstone type; Uranium deposit

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND HYDROGENS; DIAGENETICS; FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID MIXING; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURES; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING; INTERFACE LOCATIONS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; JURASSIC; METEORIC FLUIDS; MINERALIZING FLUIDS; NUMERICAL MODELING; ORDOS BASIN; OREBODIES; OVER-PRESSURES; REDUCING CONDITIONS; STRATIGRAPHIC INTERVALS; TOP OIL; TWO-FLUID; TWO-FLUID FLOW; URANIUM MINERALIZATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEPOSITS; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; LEACHING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CRETACEOUS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; MINERALIZATION; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; SANDSTONE; URANIUM;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 77953571504     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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