Structures controlling U and Th mineralisation in the Gebel Felat area of the south Eastern Desert of Egypt
โ Scribed by Ahmed Farouk Kamel
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-343X
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โฆ Synopsis
In the Eastern Desert of Egypt, younger granites host U and Th mineralisations which are concentrated along faults and joints. In particular, the Gebel Felat Pluton is characterised by a high level of radioactivity as shown by an aeroradiometric survey. The U content is 82 ppm and the Th content is 15 ppm in areas of high radioactivity. The rocks are cross-cut by two main sets of fractures trending east-west and northwest-southeast. The contour maps of these two trends can be correlated with the aeroradiometric map of the same area.
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