Published 1980 | Version v1
Book Metadata-only

Movements of uranium and daughter isotopes in the Koongarra uranium deposit

Creators

  • 1. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, North Ryde (Australia). Div. of Mineral Physics
  • 2. Sydney Univ. (Australia)

Description

Radiometric disequilibrium has been found to occur in the Koongarra uranium deposit among host rocks and in a dispersion fan of weathered ore. High resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy was used to determine which daughter isotopes of uranium have been mobilized by measuring 230Th, 227Th, 226Ra, 214Pb and 210Pb. Uranium was found to have moved slowly in the dispersion fan of uranium in the weathered zone above the main orebody whereas radium was mobilized in the deeper main orebodies. Radium deposition in the transition zone between the two ore zones was also found, indicating upward flow of groundwaters. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA.
Imprint Place
Vienna
ISBN
92-0-140080-2
Imprint Title
Uranium in the Pine Creek Geosyncline
Series
Proceedings series.
Journal Page Range
p. 499-507.

Conference

Title
International uranium symposium on the Pine Creek Geosyncline.
Dates
4 - 8 Jun 1979.
Place
Sydney, Australia.

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
12629284
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPE RATIO; KOONGARRA DEPOSIT; LEAD 214; LEAD 216; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RADIUM 226; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THORIUM 227; THORIUM 230; URANIUM ORES; URANIUM 233
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISTRIBUTION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ORES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Also includes solid geology map, gravity map, magnetic map, radiometric map of the Pine Creek Geosyncline.