An evaporated seawater origin for the ore-forming brines in unconformity-related uranium deposits (Athabasca Basin, Canada): Cl/Br and δ37Cl analysis of fluid inclusions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2792-2810

  Richard, Antonin ^a   Banks, David A ^b   Mercadier, Julien ^a   Boiron, Marie Christine ^a   Cuney, Michel ^a   Cathelineau, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; EVAPORATION; FLUID INCLUSION; HALOGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SEAWATER; URANIUM;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA;

EID: 79955084627     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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