K-Ar dating and δ18O-δD tracing of illitization within and outside the Shea Creek uranium prospect, Athabasca Basin, Canada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 856-871

  Laverret, Emmanuel ^a   Clauer, Norbert ^a   Fallick, Anthony ^b   Mercadier, Julien ^c   Patrier, Patricia ^d   Beaufort, Daniel ^d   Bruneton, Patrice ^e  

^a Et Université de Strasbourg   (France)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^e AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL UNCERTAINTY; ATHABASCA BASIN; COARSE-GRAINED; CONCENTRATION OF; CRYSTALLIZATION AGE; CRYSTALLIZATION CONDITIONS; FINE-GRAINED PARTICLES; FORMATION TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ILLITIZATION; INTERSTITIAL FLUIDS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; K-AR DATING; MINERAL STRUCTURE; POLYTYPES; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SHAPED PARTICLES; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

BUILDINGS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEPOSITS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVITY; TECTONICS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

CLAY MINERALS;

BASEMENT ROCK; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ILLITE; ILLITIZATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA;

EID: 77954862113     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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