The geology and geochemistry of uranium and thorium deposits /

The geology and geochemistry of uranium and thorium deposits /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cuney, M. (Michel), author.
Imprint:	Québec, Québec : Published by the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC), [2015] ©2015
Description:	xvi, 345 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Mineralogical Association of Canada short course series ; Volume 46 Short course series (Nepean, Ont.) ; v. 46.
Subject:	Uranium ores -- Geology. Thorium ores. Geochemistry. Geochemistry. Thorium ores. Uranium ores -- Geology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10819384

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Varying Form of Title:	Uranium and thorium deposits
Other authors / contributors:	Kyser, T. K., author. Mineralogical Association of Canada, issuing body.
ISBN:	9780921294573 0921294573
Notes:	"Short Course sponsored by the Mineralogical Association of Canada, and delivered at the joint assembly of the GAC, MAC, and AGU Montreal, Quebec, 1-2 May, 2015." Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	This volume highlights the research that can be integrated into refining exploration strategies for uranium and also discuss new developments in thorium deposits as a future energy resource as it will become an increasingly important by-product of REE mining.

Table of Contents:

Nuclear fuel cycles and the economies of uranium
Uranium deposit types : new classifications
Geochemical characteristics of uranium and thorium and analytical methodologies
Radioactivity, heat production and natural reactors
Magmatic processes involved in uranium deposit formation
Metasomatic- and metamorphic-hydrothermal uranium deposits
Low to medium temperature hydrothermal uranium deposits
Basins and uranium deposits
Deposits related to low-temperature processes
Thorium deposits
Exploration strategies and the future of uranium and thorium as energy sources.