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Metallogenic evolution of uranium deposits in the Middle East and North Africa deposits
Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Fares Howari, Zayed University
  • Philip Goodell, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • Abdulaty Salman, Nuclear Material Authority
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Abstract

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. This paper is briefly involved in classification and distributions of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) uranium deposits. The study of these mineral systems can significantly contribute to our further understanding of the metallogeny of known and poorly explored deposits. This provides contribution to, and further enhancement of, current classifications and metallogenic models of uranium systems, allowing researchers to emphasize on unknown or poorly studied mineral systems found in MENA. The present study identified eight metallogenic types of uranium associated with: 1) the Archean rocks and intra-cratonic basins, 2) the Pan-African granites and rhyolites which are characterized by igneous activity, 3) Phanerozoic (Paleozoic) clastics, these deposits are the sedimentological response to Pan African magmatism, 4) Mesozoic (basal) clastics type e.g. Nubia sandstones which are characterized by uranium minerals, 5) regional sedimentary phosphate deposits which are categorized as geosynclinal, or continental margin deposits, on the shelf of the Tethys Ocean, 6) Cenozoic Intracratonic Felsic Magmatism of the Tibesti and Hoggar, and the sandstone U deposits of adjoining Niger. These are similar to the Pan-African magmatism metallogenic, 7) Calcretes, and 8) Resistate minerals which are often enriched in rare earth elements, sometimes including uranium. They are thus sometimes considered as U resources but poorly explored in the MENA region. These metallogenic types are described and discussed in the current paper.

Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Disciplines
Keywords
  • MENA,
  • Metallogenic,
  • Middle east,
  • Uranium
Scopus ID
84947723138
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.11.009
Citation Information
Fares Howari, Philip Goodell and Abdulaty Salman. "Metallogenic evolution of uranium deposits in the Middle East and North Africa deposits" Journal of African Earth Sciences Vol. 114 (2016) p. 30 - 42 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1464-343X" target="_blank">1464-343X</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/fares-howari/67/