Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical, Isotopic, and Mineralogical Compositions of Uranium-Rich Samples
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Deposit Type and Sample Descriptions
2.2. Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Major and Trace Element Compositions and PXRD Results
3.2. Radiogenic Isotopes
3.3. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Mine Location | State | Country | IAEA Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|
333 | Yancey County | North Carolina | USA | Intrusive non-granite-related |
334 | Mitchell County | North Carolina | USA | Intrusive non-granite-related |
338 | Mitchell County | North Carolina | USA | Intrusive non-granite-related |
340 | Bancroft | Ontario | Canada | Intrusive non-granite-related |
344 | Ruggles Mine | New Hampshire | USA | Intrusive non-granite-related |
348 | Foster Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada | Intrusive non-granite-related |
353 | Happy Jack, San Juan County | Utah | USA | Sandstone tabular |
423 | Great Bear Lake | Northern Territories | Canada | Metamorphite |
437 | Shinkolobwe | Katanga | D.R. Congo | Metamorphite |
511 | Rabbit Lake | Saskatchewan | Canada | Proterozoic unconformity |
516 | Australia | Northern Territories | Australia | Metamorphite |
522 | Billiken Lode, Jefferson County | Colorado | USA | Metamorphite |
531 | Marshall Pass, Gunnison County | Colorado | USA | Metamorphite hydrothermal vein |
564 | Jachymov | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic | Intrusive granite-related |
604 | Australia | Northern Territories | Australia | Proterozoic unconformity |
623 | Marshall Pass | Colorado | USA | Metamorphite hydrothermal vein |
626 | Echo Mine, Great Bear Lake | Northern Territories | Canada | Metamorphite |
662 | Shinkolobwe | Katanga | D.R. Congo | Metamorphite |
809 | Marshall Pass | Colorado | USA | Metamorphite hydrothermal vein |
1232 | Big Indian Wash | Utah | USA | Sandstone |
1237 | Adair Mine, Cane Spring Canyon | Utah | USA | Sandstone |
1262 | Adair Mine, Cane Spring Canyon | Utah | USA | Sandstone |
1303 | Big Indian Wash | Utah | USA | Sandstone |
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Corcoran, L.; Simonetti, A.; Spano, T.L.; Lewis, S.R.; Dorais, C.; Simonetti, S.; Burns, P.C. Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical, Isotopic, and Mineralogical Compositions of Uranium-Rich Samples. Minerals 2019, 9, 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090537
Corcoran L, Simonetti A, Spano TL, Lewis SR, Dorais C, Simonetti S, Burns PC. Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical, Isotopic, and Mineralogical Compositions of Uranium-Rich Samples. Minerals. 2019; 9(9):537. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090537
Chicago/Turabian StyleCorcoran, Loretta, Antonio Simonetti, Tyler L. Spano, Stefanie R. Lewis, Corinne Dorais, Stefanie Simonetti, and Peter C. Burns. 2019. "Multivariate Analysis Based on Geochemical, Isotopic, and Mineralogical Compositions of Uranium-Rich Samples" Minerals 9, no. 9: 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090537