GENERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE LOCALIZATION OF URANIUM MINERALIZATION AND THE BASIC TYPES OF STRUCTURES OF HYDROTHERMAL URANIUM DEPOSITS
The general laws governing the localization of uranium mineralization are discussed. All provinces of hydrothermal uranium mineralization are adapted to sections of geosynclines which are characterized by an exceptional mobility. The noted tectonic features of the uranium-bearing provinces characterizing the final stage of their geosynclinal development predetermined the main structural features of the hydrothermal uranium deposits. The fissure type of structure prevails among these deposits. The distribution of ore fields of uranium deposits is determined by the folding and disjunctive disturbances as well as by the massifs of intrusive rocks which are nearest in time to the ore mineralization processes. As yet there is only scattered data on the depth of formation and vertical length of uranium deposits, but indirect indications suggest that hydrothermal uranium deposits are formed at no great depth. The structural types which reveal common features of connection between uranium hydrothermal deposits and local tectonic disturbances are classified. In examining the structural conditions of the localization of uranium ores in hydrothermal deposits, with a consideration of the role played by favorable rocks, eight main types of structures of ore bodies are distinguished. Each is described and briefly discussed. (J.S.R.)
- Research Organization:
- U.S.S.R.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-006667
- OSTI ID:
- 4268014
- Report Number(s):
- A/CONF.15/P/2492
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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