Hydrothermal clay mineral formation in the uraniferous Paleoproterozoic FA Formation, Francevillian basin, Gabon

The spatial distribution of neoformed clay minerals was investigated in the Paleoproterozoic FA Formation of the Francevillian basin, south-east Gabon, which hosts high-grade U ore deposits associated with the only known occurrence of natural nuclear reactors. Illite appears as the main clay phase i...

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Main Authors: Ossa Ossa, F., Hofmann, A., Vidal, O., Kramers, J., Agangi, Andrea, Belyanin, G., Mayaga-Mikolo, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11472