As-Ni-Co-U-Bi mineralization in Carrizal uranium ore deposit, San Juan Province. Argentina

Drill samples from the Carrizal uranium ore deposit located in Western Precordillera, Province of San Juan, Argentina, were studied by petrography, ore microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive electron microscope and microprobe methods. A mesothermal ore paragenesis composed of arsenic-nicke...

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Autores: Morello, O., Rubinstein, N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_00044822_v52_n1_p41_Morello
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00044822_v52_n1_p41_Morello
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:mineralization
ore deposit
paragenesis
uranium
Argentina
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Sumario:Drill samples from the Carrizal uranium ore deposit located in Western Precordillera, Province of San Juan, Argentina, were studied by petrography, ore microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive electron microscope and microprobe methods. A mesothermal ore paragenesis composed of arsenic-nickel-cobalt-uranium-bismuth minerals was identified. The established paragenetic sequence is pyrite-bismuthinite; nickeline-gersdorffite-rammelsbergite-pechblende, in an assemblage hosted by lithic breccia. A second mineralization stage produced a porphyry copper deposit, spatially but not genetically associated with the above described assemblage. © 1997 Asociación Geológica Argentina.