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Uraninite from
Oklo Mine, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Francevillite1
Curienite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oklo Mine, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102466:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMounana Mine, Mounana, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘBoyindzi Mine, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘOklobondo Mine (Okélobondo Mine), Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBangombé, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
References
Lena Z. Evins, Keld A. Jensen, Rodney C. Ewing, Uraninite recrystallization and Pb loss in the Oklo and Bangombé natural fission reactors, Gabon, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 69, Issue 6, 15 March 2005, Pages 1589-1606, ISSN 0016-7037, 10.1016/j.gca.2004.07.013.
Gauthier-Lafaye, F., Weber, F., Ohmoto, H. (1989) Natural fission reactors of Oklo. Economic Geology, 84 (8) 2286-2295 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.84.8.2286
Dymkov, Y., Holliger, P., Pagel, M., Gorshkov, A., Artyukhina, A. (1997) Characterization of a La-Ce-Sr-Ca aluminous hydroxy phosphate in nuclear zone 13 in the Oklo uranium deposit (Gabon) Mineralium Deposita, 32 (6) 617-620 doi:10.1007/s001260050127
Janusz Janeczek (1999) Mineralogy and geochemistry of natural fission reactors in Gabon. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, MSA, v. 38, p. 321-392
Utsunomiya, S., & Ewing, R. C. (2006). The fate of the epsilon phase (Mo-Ru-Pd-Tc-Rh) in the UO2 of the Oklo natural fission reactors. Radiochimica Acta, 94(9-11), 749-753.
 
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