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Sample ID. Al 2O 3 CaO FeO K2O MgO MnO Na 2O SiO 2 TiO 2 Cl F Temp ( o ) E32-45B-41 18.48 0.02 36.09 0.03 7.92 0.05 0.01 26.69 0.01 0.01 0.19 287 E32-45B-1 17.66 0.01 33.53 0.02 10.46 0.00 0.00 26.66 0.00 0.00 0.20 288 E32-45B-10 18.31 0.02 32.89 0.02 10.14 0.00 0.01 26.72 0.01 0.00 0.07 288 E32-45B-15 17.94 0.05 33.69 0.02 8.63 0.00 0.00 25.75 0.00 0.00 0.05 292 E32-45B-40 18.01 0.02 33.95 0.00 10.26 0.03 0.04 26.70 0.00 0.00 0.15 292 E32-45B-45 18.70 0.02 34.82 0.01 8.10 0.00 0.02 26.27 0.01 0.01 0.06 292 E32-45B-20 18.61 0.05 34.33 0.06 9.10 0.01 0.00 26.50 0.00 0.01 0.02 294 E32-45B-12 18.83 0.01 32.34 0.01 10.30 0.00 0.01 26.59 0.00 0.00 0.04 296 E32-45B-21 18.06 0.02 33.84 0.03 9.81 0.02 0.02 26.14 0.02 0.01 0.19 299 E32-45B-51 18.14 0.04 35.90 0.00 8.45 0.01 0.00 26.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 300 E32-45B-47 18.62 0.04 36.62 0.02 7.47 0.03 0.01 25.94 0.03 0.02 0.00 302 E32-45B-44 18.27 0.02 34.38 0.01 9.41 0.06 0.00 26.06 0.06 0.00 0.18 303 E32-45B-48 17.87 0.03 34.18 0.05 10.09 0.00 0.00 26.07 0.01 0.01 0.25 303 E32-45B-42 18.79 0.00 34.08 0.02 9.74 0.00 0.01 26.29 0.00 0.01 0.08 306 E32-45B-43 19.16 0.00 33.31 0.01 8.95 0.02 0.06 25.91 0.01 0.01 0.16 306 E32-45B-38 19.19 0.01 35.64 0.02 8.54 0.01 0.00 26.23 0.02 0.00 0.15 309 E32-45B-37 18.74 0.00 33.30 0.00 9.75 0.00 0.00 25.68 0.01 0.01 0.10 313 E32-45B-49 17.97 0.00 36.58 0.03 8.64 0.00 0.02 25.61 0.01 0.01 0.07 313 E32-45B-19 16.96 0.04 35.29 0.05 9.59 0.02 0.00 24.93 0.03 0.01 0.11 318 E32-45B-6 18.62 0.02 34.77 0.00 8.92 0.00 0.00 25.14 0.03 0.01 0.00 323 E32-45B-50 17.41 0.03 35.75 0.00 8.94 0.01 0.02 24.67 0.00 0.01 0.00 324 E32-41B-13 16.52 0.03 34.75 0.08 8.83 0.05 0.02 27.40 0.00 0.05 0.19 226 E32-41B-42 16.89 0.05 35.98 0.03 8.84 0.01 0.00 27.18 0.03 0.03 0.15 234 E32-41B-41 16.22 0.03 34.91 0.08 9.52 0.02 0.02 27.07 0.00 0.08 0.13 237 E32-41B-25 18.82 0.04 36.50 0.05 7.57 0.00 0.00 27.07 0.02 0.01 0.00 238 E32-41B-34 16.71 0.10 36.00 0.04 9.11 0.02 0.06 27.02 0.03 0.05 0.28 239 E32-41B-44 16.26 0.02 34.18 0.05 10.01 0.00 0.09 27.03 0.03 0.06 0.04 239 E32-41B-14 16.72 0.06 35.18 0.03 9.10 0.03 0.08 27.00 0.04 0.04 0.30 240 E32-41B-17 16.32 0.05 35.27 0.04 9.54 0.00 0.00 27.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 240 E32-41B-10 15.80 0.11 33.35 0.05 8.13 0.00 0.10 26.50 0.02 0.04 0.57 240 E32-41B-37 16.93 0.02 35.20 0.02 9.47 0.01 0.03 26.82 0.01 0.03 0.14 247 E32-41B-26 19.30 0.00 34.52 0.04 9.41 0.01 0.06 26.80 0.02 0.01 0.18 247 E32-41B-5 16.20 0.05 35.29 0.01 8.57 0.00 0.00 27.21 0.04 0.05 0.19 248 E32-41B 16.27 0.03 35.12 0.01 9.60 0.00 0.04 27.73 0.00 0.02 0.22 249 E32-41B-19 17.49 0.00 34.08 0.02 9.64 0.00 0.03 26.75 0.03 0.02 0.03 249 E32-41B-16 16.26 0.03 34.79 0.03 9.41 0.00 0.04 26.75 0.03 0.04 0.27 249 E32-41B-12 16.39 0.02 34.82 0.07 9.36 0.03 0.04 26.72 0.00 0.03 0.05 250 E32-41B-15 17.76 0.04 33.84 0.04 9.46 0.01 0.07 26.60 0.02 0.03 0.12 255 E32-41B-43 17.13 0.01 34.63 0.03 9.17 0.03 0.05 26.55 0.00 0.08 0.05 256 E32-41B-28 19.50 0.02 34.30 0.08 9.20 0.00 0.01 26.57 0.04 0.01 0.12 256 E32-41B-18 16.90 0.00 33.96 0.03 9.79 0.01 0.04 26.51 0.01 0.02 0.27 258 E32-41B-39 16.05 0.04 35.06 0.07 9.39 0.00 0.05 26.35 0.06 0.03 0.33 264 E32-41B-3 16.96 0.04 35.19 0.02 9.23 0.00 0.01 27.10 0.03 0.02 0.18 267 E32-41B-7 16.84 0.04 35.25 0.02 8.97 0.01 0.01 26.83 0.02 0.03 0.20 268 E32-41B-1 16.75 0.03 35.11 0.02 8.69 0.00 0.00 26.49 0.00 0.02 0.10 270 E32-41B-2 17.33 0.00 34.93 0.00 9.20 0.00 0.02 26.95 0.03 0.02 0.04 273 E32-41B-8 17.21 0.00 34.82 0.00 8.62 0.02 0.03 26.50 0.01 0.02 0.04 273 E32-41B-35 19.32 0.02 32.91 0.07 9.85 0.01 0.07 26.10 0.03 0.07 0.27 273 E32-45B-27 15.69 0.02 27.03 0.04 15.25 0.01 0.03 28.64 0.00 0.02 0.22 236 E32-41B 16.27 0.03 35.12 0.01 9.60 0.00 0.04 27.73 0.00 0.02 0.22 249 E32-45B-26 17.28 0.01 31.92 0.07 11.25 0.06 0.00 28.01 0.01 0.00 0.15 255 E32-45B-13 16.51 0.03 32.13 0.01 10.34 0.00 0.00 26.79 0.05 0.06 0.05 261 271

Sample ID. Al 2O 3 CaO FeO K2O MgO MnO Na 2O SiO 2 TiO 2 Cl F Temp ( o ) E32-45B-3 16.55 0.01 32.39 0.01 10.83 0.06 0.00 27.03 0.01 0.01 0.20 263 E32-45B-30 17.12 0.01 33.93 0.01 10.28 0.01 0.01 27.49 0.00 0.01 0.07 265 E32-45B-7 16.91 0.01 32.73 0.00 11.20 0.00 0.03 27.44 0.02 0.00 0.11 266 E32-45B-5 16.17 0.00 36.08 0.02 9.32 0.00 0.00 26.90 0.05 0.00 0.20 267 E32-45B-4 15.76 0.01 33.41 0.03 10.77 0.00 0.00 26.47 0.04 0.00 0.11 270 E32-45B-11 17.46 0.05 31.79 0.01 11.66 0.01 0.00 27.59 0.01 0.01 0.27 270 E32-45B-24 16.71 0.01 33.86 0.01 10.11 0.06 0.03 26.89 0.01 0.01 0.00 270 E32-45B-32 17.45 0.02 29.84 0.05 12.83 0.00 0.00 27.59 0.01 0.02 0.28 270 E32-41B-1 16.75 0.03 35.11 0.02 8.69 0.00 0.00 26.49 0.00 0.02 0.10 270 E32-45B-25 17.54 0.05 30.62 0.02 12.91 0.00 0.00 27.88 0.00 0.02 0.33 271 E32-45B-2 17.09 0.02 32.87 0.03 11.04 0.01 0.01 27.15 0.02 0.01 0.16 273 E32-41B-2 17.33 0.00 34.93 0.00 9.20 0.00 0.02 26.95 0.03 0.02 0.04 273 E32-45B-17 17.51 0.03 32.68 0.04 10.86 0.03 0.00 27.18 0.00 0.00 0.06 274 E32-45B-9 17.75 0.03 33.68 0.01 10.19 0.00 0.00 27.24 0.00 0.00 0.07 275 E32-41A-15 16.31 0.05 31.92 0.03 11.53 0.00 0.00 27.55 0.00 0.05 0.16 220 E32-41A-22 16.31 0.05 36.41 0.02 9.52 0.02 0.07 27.53 0.02 0.02 0.08 221 E32-41A-33 16.42 0.02 32.82 0.01 11.37 0.00 0.01 27.51 0.00 0.01 0.00 222 E32-41A-29 16.77 0.00 33.43 0.01 10.71 0.05 0.03 27.45 0.00 0.01 0.08 224 E32-41A-3 16.37 0.02 36.20 0.01 9.06 0.01 0.00 27.44 0.01 0.01 0.06 224 E32-41A-21 16.17 0.09 35.82 0.02 9.22 0.03 0.03 27.43 0.00 0.04 0.02 225 E32-41A-37 17.52 0.03 31.73 0.00 12.00 0.02 0.01 27.38 0.01 0.03 0.18 226 E32-41A-23 16.39 0.05 36.20 0.02 9.78 0.00 0.02 27.39 0.01 0.03 0.32 226 E32-41A-42 17.50 0.03 32.09 0.01 11.88 0.00 0.06 27.36 0.03 0.02 0.30 227 E32-41A-41 17.00 0.02 31.84 0.00 11.59 0.00 0.04 27.31 0.03 0.01 0.23 229 E32-41A-24 16.28 0.02 35.08 0.00 9.76 0.00 0.00 27.29 0.02 0.00 0.21 230 E32-41A-10 16.95 0.02 32.66 0.02 11.11 0.00 0.04 27.26 0.01 0.06 0.18 231 E32-41A-26 16.36 0.02 36.61 0.02 8.87 0.03 0.00 27.25 0.01 0.02 0.04 231 E32-41A-30 16.87 0.06 31.45 0.01 11.75 0.00 0.02 27.12 0.01 0.03 0.07 236 E32-41A-38 16.65 0.05 35.16 0.01 9.33 0.00 0.00 27.12 0.02 0.02 0.23 236 E32-41A-14 16.79 0.03 35.31 0.02 9.38 0.00 0.03 27.11 0.00 0.02 0.15 236 E32-41A-43 16.85 0.05 35.53 0.00 9.08 0.02 0.00 27.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 239 E32-41A-57 16.51 0.02 36.01 0.00 9.09 0.02 0.02 27.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 240 E32-41A-25 16.43 0.01 35.58 0.01 9.45 0.02 0.03 27.01 0.03 0.02 0.23 240 E32-41A-19 16.95 0.00 35.96 0.00 9.15 0.00 0.03 26.98 0.03 0.01 0.10 241 E32-41A-16 17.61 0.00 33.30 0.01 10.05 0.00 0.00 26.96 0.03 0.02 0.00 242 E32-41A-20 16.63 0.02 35.59 0.00 9.48 0.03 0.00 26.89 0.02 0.01 0.10 244 E32-41A-27 17.14 0.00 35.84 0.01 9.15 0.05 0.00 26.71 0.05 0.01 0.13 251 E32-41A-53 16.69 0.02 35.95 0.01 8.92 0.04 0.03 26.67 0.02 0.01 0.14 252 E32-41A-4 18.09 0.02 35.25 0.00 8.42 0.04 0.03 26.57 0.03 0.01 0.00 256 E32-41A-56 17.51 0.01 35.76 0.00 8.82 0.00 0.00 26.52 0.07 0.01 0.14 258 E32-41A-59 19.54 0.05 34.45 0.03 8.77 0.01 0.02 26.19 0.02 0.01 0.50 270 E32-41A-54 16.02 0.08 34.84 0.01 8.64 0.00 0.00 26.13 0.01 0.02 0.22 272 E32-41A-58 19.55 0.06 33.64 0.03 9.14 0.03 0.06 26.00 0.01 0.01 0.17 277 E32-41A-52 19.61 0.02 34.76 0.01 8.14 0.02 0.00 25.95 0.00 0.01 0.11 278 272

Page 1 and 2: FLUID EVOLUTION AND STRUCTURAL CONT

Page 3 and 4: Abstract Uranium deposits associate

Page 5 and 6: Co-Authorship This thesis and the m

Page 7 and 8: Sarah Rice and Jonathan Cloutier, a

Page 9 and 10: TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract………

Page 11 and 12: 2.5.2. Temporal relationships of fa

Page 13 and 14: 4.5.3. Isotopic compositions of min

Page 15 and 16: List of Figures Figure 1.1. General

Page 17 and 18: Figure 4.16. Distribution of 207 Pb

Page 19 and 20: Table 4.4. Isotopic data of the U-P

Page 21 and 22: processes by which these deposits f

Page 23 and 24: Figure 1.1. Generalized geological

Page 25 and 26: which is the equivalent of the Mill

Page 27 and 28: dolostone and carbonaceous shale (L

Page 29 and 30: Mineral Field (Figure 1.2). Many de

Page 31 and 32: 2005). U mineralization is controll

Page 33 and 34: Figure 1.4. Schematic representatio

Page 35 and 36: In particular, the key issues to be

Page 37 and 38: genetic model for the U mineralizat

Page 39 and 40: fourth and most significant uranium

Page 41 and 42: The Beaverlodge area is part of the

Page 43 and 44: 1998; Hartlaub and Ashton, 1998). R

Page 45 and 46: (D 1 ) produced a regional migmatit

Page 47 and 48: These previous age models do not ta

Page 49 and 50: the age when the concentrations of

Page 51 and 52: Figure 2.3. A: Detailed geologic ma

Page 53 and 54: hornblende-feldspar gneiss showing

Page 55 and 56: east-west striking en-échelon quar

Page 57 and 58: and broken Kfs 1 and Qtz 1 embedded

Page 59 and 60: A Meters LEGEND B Figure 2.6. A: De

Page 62 and 63: Figure 2.7. Microphotograph of vari

Page 64: eplaces Kfs 1 feldspars (Fig. 2.7A)

Page 67 and 68: the Qtz 1 quartz dissolution result

Page 69 and 70: Figure 2.9. Microphotograph of typi

Page 71 and 72: uraninite (Fig. 2.10). The errors o

Page 73 and 74: Figure 2.10. Backscattered Electron

Page 75 and 76: post-mineralization alteration duri

Page 77 and 78: Post-mineralization alteration even

Page 79 and 80: Volcanic-type ±U 5 (Sample 6139, G

Page 81 and 82: 6134 pt8a 2 Gunnar 82.92 2.92 5.30

Page 83 and 84: Regression to zero content of the s

Page 85 and 86: faults (Fig. 2.13C). The breccias w

Page 87 and 88: Figure 2.13. Schematic cross-sectio

Page 89 and 90: Mylonites were then reactivated at

Page 91 and 92: and thrusting during the 1.94-1.92

Page 93 and 94: Beaverlodge area (Morelli et al., 2

Page 95 and 96: dikes (Ernst and Buchan, 2001b) and

Page 97 and 98: Figure 2.15: Distribution of 207 Pb

Page 99 and 100: CHAPTER 3 GENESIS OF MULTIFARIOUS U

Page 101 and 102: eccia-type. The other styles of min

Page 103 and 104: The basement consist of Neoarchean

Page 105 and 106: of essentially unmetamorphosed arko

Page 107 and 108: WDX X-ray spectrometers at Carleton

Page 109 and 110: 3.4. Results 3.4.1. Paragenesis of

Page 111 and 112: are derived from their chlorite cry

Page 113 and 114: Figure 3.4. Photomicrographs of typ

Page 115 and 116: 3.4J). Py 6 Pyrite and Cpy 5 chalco

Page 117 and 118: mineralization varies from 25.70 to

Page 119 and 120: 6137APt71 60.67 13.73 4.59 6.48 0.0

Page 121 and 122: Fig. 3.6A). The Ca may result from

Page 123 and 124: Sample ID 1 ± 2 ± 3.a ± 4 ± 5.a

Page 125 and 126: Stable isotopic O and C composition

Page 127 and 128: Sample ID Deposit Mineral Mineral v

Page 129 and 130: equilibrium with a fluid having δ

Page 131 and 132: Syn-ore Chl 8 chlorite sampled from

Page 133 and 134: Figure 3.9. Binary diagrams showing

Page 135 and 136: Figure 3.10. Chondrite-normalized R

Page 137 and 138: Retrograde metamorphism Early vein

Page 139 and 140: contents in syn-ore Chl 4 chlorite

Page 141 and 142: decompression and hydration reactio

Page 143 and 144: mineralizations, which upgraded the

Page 145 and 146: metamorphic origin of the main U 4

Page 147 and 148: y the abundance of Ap 1 apatite and

Page 149 and 150: of late fluid events that have affe

Page 151 and 152: CHAPTER 4 FLUID EVOLUTION AND GENES

Page 153 and 154: 1990, 1991; Wyborn et al., 1990). H

Page 155 and 156: stable isotope geochemistry, U-Pb g

Page 157 and 158: coincident with the initiation of s

Page 159 and 160: plasma mass spectrometry (LA-HR-ICP

Page 161 and 162: The Coronation Hill deposit occupie

Page 163 and 164: arsenides, nickel selenide and copp

Page 165 and 166: No corrections were made to the 238

Page 167 and 168: which was interpreted as being asso

Page 169 and 170: porphyry and coated by Chl 1 formin

Page 171 and 172: Mineralized breccias showing quartz

Page 173 and 174: SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER GROUP EL SHER

Page 175 and 176: A Carbonaceous Shale B Src 1 Qtz 1

Page 177 and 178: A Granite Qtz 0 fragments Qtz 0 B M

Page 179 and 180: chemical composition as a result of

Page 181 and 182: Sample I.D SiO 2 CaO FeO ThO 2 MnO

Page 183 and 184: site occupancy (Cathelineau, 1988).

Page 185 and 186: Mineral values Temperature Fluid va

Page 187 and 188: Corrected ratios Apparent ages ( ±

Page 189 and 190: G H Figure 4.12. U-Pb concordia dia

Page 191 and 192: Figure 4.13. Pb-Pb isochron diagram

Page 193 and 194: and 4.12B), and to 207 Pb/ 206 Pb a

Page 195 and 196: 160 o C at Coronation Hill. The tem

Page 197 and 198: Figure 4.15. Conceptual genetic mod

Page 199 and 200: of the Koolpin Formation, while dep

Page 201 and 202: at ca. 1820 Ma, approximately 40 My

Page 203 and 204: culminating with the formation of R

Page 205 and 206: deposits is related to fluids deriv

Page 207 and 208: CHAPTER 5 GENERAL DISCUSSION 5.1. I

Page 209 and 210: ed-bed strata and associated volcan

Page 211 and 212: character of the fluid that formed

Page 213 and 214: 5.2.1.2. Metamorphic-related uraniu

Page 215 and 216: during brecciation or reduction as

Page 217 and 218: ca. 1820 Ma that triggered reactiva

Page 219 and 220: Plutons Event at 1.4 Ga (Barinek et

Page 221 and 222: Kolari-Kittila Province Kuusamo Pro

Page 223 and 224: The uranium deposits in various pro

Page 225 and 226: Fig. 5.6. Distribution of the Rorai

Page 227 and 228: Roraima Basin, similar to what is o

Page 229 and 230: etween ca. 2.3 Ga and 1.9 Ga. Later

Page 231 and 232: REFERENCES Adams, J., 1989. Postgla

Page 233 and 234: Ashton, K.E., 2010. The Gunnar Mine

Page 235 and 236: Bowles, J.F.W., 1990. Age dating of

Page 237 and 238: Cuney, M.L., 2005. World-class unco

Page 239 and 240: deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Sa

Page 241 and 242: Hartlaub, R.P., Heaman, L.M., Chack

Page 243 and 244: Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Sas

Page 245 and 246: Kyser, K., and Cuney, M., 2008. Geo

Page 247 and 248: two-sided oblique-slip collisional

Page 249 and 250: Creek Geosyncline: in ‘The minera

Page 251 and 252: Piper, J.D.A., 2004. Discussion on

Page 253 and 254: 99.Sheppard SMF and Gilg HA 1996. S

Page 255 and 256: Proceedings Darwin Conference 1984

Page 257 and 258: Wingate, M.T.D, Pisarevsky SA, Evan

Page 259 and 260: Sample Deposit 207 Pb/ 206 Pb ±2σ



Page 265 and 266: APPENDIX B REE contents of various

Page 267 and 268: Sample Y Zr Cs Ba Th La Ce Pr Nd Sm

Page 269 and 270: Sample ΣREE TLREE THREE LREE/HREE

Page 271 and 272: SAMPLE ID. SiO 2 TiO 2 AL 2O 3 CR 2

Page 273 and 274: SAMPLE ID. SiO 2 TiO 2 AL 2O 3 CR 2

Page 275 and 276: APPENDIX E Electron microprobe data

Page 277 and 278: SAMPLE Si 4+ AL 4+ Total AL 6+ Ti 4

Page 279 and 280: SAMPLE Si 4+ AL 4+ Total AL 6+ Ti 4

Page 281 and 282: Sample ID. Deposit UO 2 SiO 2 CaO F

Page 283 and 284: Sample ID. Deposit UO 2 SiO 2 CaO F



Page 289: Sample ID. Al 2O 3 CaO FeO K2O MgO

Page 293 and 294: 250 85 330 40 145 70 25 65 30 30 27

Page 295 and 296: Mineralized veins Quartz veins 276

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