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Thorianite from
Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Thorianite
Formula:ThO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:904656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:904656:6
GUID (UUID V4):89885f70-f849-4ae0-a662-9d9d278be024
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1007/s00126-008-0223-1 ARTICLE The extreme diversity of uranium deposits Michel Cuney Received: 10 September 2008...2008 Abstract Most available classifications of uranium deposits are based on the characteristics of the...geochemical behavior of uranium in fluids and silicate melts and on the main uranium fractionation mechanisms...mechanisms operating in uranium-rich peraluminous, metaluminous, and peralkaline melts, the most recent metallogenic...metallogenic models of the main types of uranium deposits are shortly reviewed. ces: unconformity-related
Report (issue)
IAEA TECDOC SERIES Geological Classification of Uranium Deposits and Description of Selected Examples ...IAEA-TECDOC-1842 Geological Classification of Uranium Deposits and Description of Selected Examples ...ISSN 1011–4289 @ GEOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS AND DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED EXAMPLES ...MONGOLIA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA... IAEA-TECDOC-1842 GEOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS AND DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED EXAMPLES
Report (issue)
initiated a controlled nuclear chain reaction. Uranium is a ubiquitous element that occurs everywhere;...1966). Uranium is a member of the actinide series of elements, as are thorium and plutonium. Uranium has...resulting in disequilibrium in the radioactivity of Uranium is one of the most important energyrelated materials...To meet the current and projected needs of the uranium industry, discovery of new deposits and development...and processing are critical. The discovery of uranium is attributed to Klaproth, a German chemist who
Book
assemblage of deposit types. • Metallogenic Province: a region characterized by a particular assemblage of mineral...those with atomic numbers greater than 92 (U: uranium) either occur in vanishingly small amounts as unstable...– UO2 10 INTRODUCTION: MINERAL RESOURCES Thorianite – ThO2 Columbite-tantalite – (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6...be utilized in issues such as the control of acid mine drainage, and soil and erosion management. Mining...concentration of incompatible elements: the Rössing uranium deposit Box 1.3 Boundary layer differentiation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
element supply and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uranium, thorium and radium. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Chemistry and mineralogy of uranium and thorium . . . . . 24.2. Uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . ....2.1. Magmatic uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2.2. Structure-bound uranium deposits . . .... . . . . . . 24.2.3. Sedimentary uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3. Thorium deposits . . ...thorium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3.4. Uranium and thorium supply and use . . . . . . . Aluminum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
element supply and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uranium, thorium and radium. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Chemistry and mineralogy of uranium and thorium . . . . . 24.2. Uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . ....2.1. Magmatic uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2.2. Structure-bound uranium deposits . . .... . . . . . . 24.2.3. Sedimentary uranium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3. Thorium deposits . . ...thorium deposits . . . . . . . . . . . 24.3.4. Uranium and thorium supply and use . . . . . . . Aluminum
Book
RICH, H.D. HOLLAND and U. PETERSEN HYDROTHERMAL URANIUM DEPOSITS 7. J.G. MORSE (Editor) NUCLEAR METHODS...BOYLE GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR THORIUM AND URANIUM DEPOSITS 17. G.R.PA RSL OW (Editor) GEOCHEMICAL..."Broadly regarded, the depth to which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite
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RICH, H.D. HOLLAND and U. PETERSEN HYDROTHERMAL URANIUM DEPOSITS 7. J.G. MORSE (Editor) NUCLEAR METHODS...BOYLE GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING FOR THORIUM AND URANIUM DEPOSITS 17. G.R.PARSLOW (Editor) GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION..."Broadly regarded, the depth ta which a metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite
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Bismuth (Bi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6.13 Uranium (U) and Thorium (Th) . . 2.6.14 Zirconium (Zr)...4.14 Unconformity-Related and Sandstone-Hosted Uranium Deposits . 4.15 Hydrothermal Systems on the Seafloor...is the minimum grade at which it is worthwhile to mine a certain deposit. Everything below it (low-grade...chalcopyrite (brass) from the Friedrich-Christian Mine in Wildschapbach, Black Forest (Germany) (photo...manganese, aluminum, chromium, titanium, tin, uranium, niobium, and tantalum. Silicate minerals are,
 
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