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Sample I.D Deposit UO 2 SiO 2 CaO Fe 2O 3 TiO 2 Cr 2O 3 V 2O 5 PbO P 2O 5 K 2O ThO 2 SO 2 MnO Y 2O 3 Tb 2O 3 CuO Total Chemical Pb age (Ma) Early vein-type U 2 uraninite 6122_Pt2 1 Ace Fay 71.83 2.02 3.61 0.39 0.40 0.03 0.11 17.88 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.12 0.00 0.14 0.03 96.50 1544 6122_Pt3 1 Ace Fay 73.07 3.05 3.45 0.91 0.38 0.05 0.03 14.52 0.04 0.10 0.02 0.02 0.15 0.07 0.11 0.07 95.90 1233 6122_Pt4_2 Ace Fay 72.61 0.59 3.33 0.31 0.65 0.02 0.04 17.42 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.18 0.04 0.02 0.00 95.29 1488 6122_Pt5_1 Ace Fay 71.65 0.46 2.32 0.11 0.38 0.04 0.06 19.91 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.09 0.01 0.02 95.10 1724 6122_Pt10 1 Ace Fay 73.64 9.89 2.48 1.14 1.36 0.28 0.23 1.90 0.36 0.06 0.01 0.03 0.36 0.08 0.20 0.05 91.80 160 Metasomatic-type U 3 uraninite 6134 pt2 1 Gunnar 77.59 3.01 5.35 0.15 0.06 0.01 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.14 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.04 86.61 5 6134 pt2 2 Gunnar 80.25 3.04 5.60 0.23 0.03 0.01 0.09 0.12 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.06 0.04 89.46 9 6134 pt2 3 Gunnar 78.63 3.65 5.19 1.65 0.33 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.07 0.12 89.78 0 6134 pt2 4 Gunnar 78.36 3.72 5.28 1.82 0.44 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.02 89.85 2 6134 pt3 Gunnar 77.88 4.95 5.57 0.19 0.37 0.01 0.01 0.12 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.09 0.01 0.08 0.01 89.33 9 6134 pt3 1 Gunnar 79.27 3.95 5.52 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.11 0.08 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.02 89.22 9 6134 pt3 2 Gunnar 81.64 3.39 4.56 0.16 0.00 0.12 0.07 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.08 0.05 90.13 2 6134 pt3 3 Gunnar 79.50 3.78 5.54 0.11 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.06 0.01 89.23 4 6134 pt4 1 Gunnar 80.77 3.52 5.67 0.23 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.13 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.01 0.04 90.58 10 6134 pt4 2 Gunnar 79.52 3.13 5.90 0.26 0.13 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.07 0.01 0.03 0.01 89.31 7 6134 pt4 3 Gunnar 81.29 2.79 5.67 0.20 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.16 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.02 90.29 12 6134 pt5 1 Gunnar 81.39 2.70 5.41 0.13 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.11 0.04 0.06 0.07 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.02 0.07 89.88 8 6134 pt5 2 Gunnar 74.27 3.20 4.97 0.22 0.08 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.23 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.02 0.05 0.04 83.27 3 6134 pt5 3 Gunnar 80.12 4.95 4.54 0.22 0.41 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.16 0.01 0.01 90.75 8 6134 pt6 1 Gunnar 81.12 3.04 5.23 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 89.49 2 6134 pt6 2 Gunnar 81.92 3.06 5.25 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.04 90.45 7 6134 pt6 3 Gunnar 80.49 3.09 5.36 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.09 0.08 0.04 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.09 0.01 89.37 6 6134 pt6 4 Gunnar 81.96 3.12 4.98 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.01 90.44 8 6134 pt8 1 Gunnar 79.17 2.87 4.43 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.57 1.40 0.09 0.07 0.02 0.10 0.03 0.16 0.07 0.01 88.96 110 6134 pt8 2 Gunnar 79.67 2.90 4.69 0.02 0.07 0.03 0.35 1.44 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.07 0.02 0.08 0.10 0.05 89.42 112 6134 pt8 3 Gunnar 80.29 3.14 3.87 0.03 0.78 0.01 0.05 0.11 0.08 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.12 0.00 0.00 88.53 9 6134 pt8 4 Gunnar 77.08 2.76 5.44 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.53 0.61 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.21 0.02 0.04 86.86 49 6134 pt8a 1 Gunnar 80.50 4.02 5.50 0.04 0.11 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.12 0.06 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.00 90.45 5 61

6134 pt8a 2 Gunnar 82.92 2.92 5.30 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.09 0.11 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.04 0.10 0.01 0.07 0.02 91.62 8 6134 pt8a 3 Gunnar 77.51 1.83 5.81 0.17 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.16 0.11 0.15 0.00 0.03 0.12 0.01 0.06 0.07 85.99 13 6134 pt9 1 Gunnar 63.41 3.15 4.32 0.08 0.04 0.03 0.24 1.46 0.18 0.19 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.12 0.05 0.02 73.42 143 6134 pt9 2 Gunnar 75.28 3.78 5.33 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.29 1.41 0.22 0.08 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.20 0.02 0.07 86.69 117 6134 pt9 3 Gunnar 73.41 2.98 5.19 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.31 1.60 0.28 0.29 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.19 0.06 0.03 84.62 135 6134 pt9a 1 Gunnar 81.55 3.36 4.26 0.18 0.69 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.15 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.02 0.00 90.57 6 6134 pt9a 2 Gunnar 80.44 2.93 4.23 0.04 0.47 0.06 0.14 0.21 0.15 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.13 0.02 0.04 88.96 16 6134 pt9a 3 Gunnar 78.82 3.02 4.69 0.03 0.60 0.03 0.15 0.05 0.14 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.15 0.04 0.05 87.79 4 6134 pt9a 4 Gunnar 77.24 5.45 4.77 0.44 0.46 0.04 0.00 0.12 0.19 0.16 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.16 0.05 0.03 89.07 10 6134 pt10 1 Gunnar 73.83 6.55 3.47 1.32 0.01 0.03 0.07 0.41 0.09 0.14 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.27 0.01 0.06 86.09 35 6134 pt10 2 Gunnar 64.50 9.49 2.43 9.15 0.06 0.01 0.12 0.65 0.12 0.28 0.06 0.03 0.05 0.32 0.26 0.05 87.17 63 6134 pt10 3 Gunnar 74.14 7.47 3.23 1.59 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.32 0.04 0.16 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.27 0.03 0.04 87.34 27 6134 pt10 4 Gunnar 74.03 5.88 2.71 1.97 0.08 0.01 0.18 1.96 0.14 0.13 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.41 0.03 0.07 87.58 164 6134 pt10 5 Gunnar 72.59 6.19 3.29 2.40 0.04 0.02 0.08 1.39 0.14 0.15 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.26 0.11 0.01 86.58 119 Breccia-type U 4 uraninite 5812 Pt1 1 Gunnar 75.59 0.50 4.51 0.62 0.46 0.03 0.18 12.07 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.42 0.45 0.08 0.05 94.92 991 5812 Pt6 2 Ace Fay 34.12 48.31 1.48 1.21 0.18 0.02 0.01 3.86 0.65 0.08 0.03 0.59 0.24 0.14 0.09 0.05 90.96 702 5812 Pt6 1 Ace Fay 74.88 0.54 4.43 0.44 0.44 0.01 0.16 15.88 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.22 0.15 0.04 0.00 97.16 1315 5812 Pt1 2 Ace Fay 76.71 0.98 6.43 0.90 0.61 0.03 0.21 6.89 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.70 0.60 0.00 0.01 94.18 557 5812 Pt8 1 Ace Fay 77.99 1.05 4.27 1.20 0.80 0.05 0.01 8.71 0.02 0.03 0.29 0.03 0.35 0.06 0.05 0.02 94.82 693 5812 Pt2 2 Ace Fay 75.02 2.40 4.63 1.28 1.74 0.01 0.14 10.07 0.05 0.06 0.03 0.73 0.67 0.31 0.11 0.03 97.15 832 Volcanic-type U 5 uraninite 6120B_pt4 2 Ace Fay 74.34 1.13 4.30 0.95 0.43 0.02 0.26 14.17 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.23 0.04 0.02 0.00 95.92 1183 6120B_pt3 1 Ace Fay 74.41 0.84 3.66 0.48 0.65 0.01 0.22 15.41 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.20 0.03 0.09 0.03 95.99 1285 6120B_pt3 2 Ace Fay 74.38 1.68 2.57 0.54 0.58 0.03 0.13 15.68 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.10 0.09 0.00 0.03 95.82 1307 6120B_pt2 2 Ace Fay 71.88 1.43 3.00 0.46 0.48 0.03 0.25 17.14 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.07 0.03 94.86 1479 6120B_pt1 2 Ace Fay 73.42 1.05 2.73 0.45 0.52 0.01 0.48 17.56 0.06 0.03 0.07 0.04 0.12 0.01 0.04 0.07 96.46 1484 6120B_pt3 3 Ace Fay 73.75 0.47 3.05 0.29 0.42 0.03 0.09 17.91 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.06 0.04 96.19 1506 6120B_pt5 2 Ace Fay 73.23 0.46 2.58 0.43 0.37 0.03 0.04 19.04 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.03 0.03 96.37 1613 6120B_pt6 1 Ace Fay 71.73 0.92 2.35 0.28 0.49 0.04 0.46 19.29 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.01 95.67 1668 6120B_pt3 4 Ace Fay 74.04 0.50 2.50 0.32 0.30 0.03 0.13 20.15 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 98.05 1689 6120B_pt5 1 Ace Fay 72.87 0.38 2.37 0.23 0.29 0.01 0.16 19.91 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.11 0.09 0.03 96.56 1695 62

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: Volcanic-type ±U 5 (Sample 6139, G

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 and 290: Sample ID. Al 2O 3 CaO FeO K2O MgO

Page 291 and 292: Sample ID. Al 2O 3 CaO FeO K2O MgO

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