Newly discovered uranium mineralization at ~2.0 Ma in the Menggongjie granite-hosted uranium deposit, South China

• Published in: Journal of Asian earth sciences Vol. 137; pp. 241 - 249
• Main Authors: Luo, Jin-Cheng, Hu, Rui-Zhong, Fayek, Mostafa, Bi, Xian-Wu, Shi, Shao-Hua, Chen, You-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.04.2017
• Subjects: Granite-hosted; Menggongjie; SIMS U-Pb; South China; Uranium deposit; Granite-hosted; Menggongjie; Uranium deposit; SIMS U-Pb; South China

[Display omitted] •SIMS uraninite U-Pb dating yields the age of 1.9±0.7Ma.•Uranium mineralization at the MGJ deposit is synchronous with the Quaternary volcanic activities in the region.•The MGJ deposit might represent the youngest granite-hosted uranium deposit reported so far in South China. The s...