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1 online resource |
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Front cover -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Geochemistry of uranium -- Distribution of uranium -- Mineralogy of uranium and thorium -- Uranium mineralogy -- The role of nuclear programs -- Role of nuclear programs in providing water -- The role of nuclear programs in providing energy -- Nuclear reactors -- Pressurized ordinary water reactors -- Boiling water reactors -- Water-cooled graphite reactors -- Heavy water reactors -- Gas-cooling reactors -- Rapid generating reactors -- Reference -- Chapter 2 -- Geology of the Middle East and North Africa -- Extension and features of Arabo-Nubian Shield -- Precambrian basement -- Infracambrian -- Cambrian -- Ordovician -- Epicontinental sediments -- The Fezzan, Libya -- Kharga-Dakhla Oases, Egypt -- The Nubian Sandstone of the Aswan district -- Khartoum region, Sudan -- Wadi Araba, west side Gulf of Suez, Egypt -- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt -- Vicinity of Jebel Ram and El Quweira, southern Jordan -- West of Salt, northwest Jordan -- Ramon Valley in Negev, Israel -- Geosynclinals/shelf deposits -- Tertiary volcanic -- Epeirogenic movements -- Rifting -- Tertiary orogeny -- Quaternary cover -- Geotectonic framework and mineralization -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Exploration of uranium with case studies -- Information collection -- Select target area -- Regional geological survey -- Air-based regional radioactivity survey -- Car-borne radioactivity survey -- Radio hydrogeological survey -- Geochemical survey -- Geophysical surveys -- Gamma-ray method -- Electromagnetic method -- Induced polarization (IP) method -- Remote-sensing method -- Other surveying methods -- Emanation survey -- Uranometrical survey -- Luminescent mineral survey -- Geo-botanical survey -- Exploration drilling -- Bulk sampling -- El-Missikat case study |
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Kab Amiri case study -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Geosystems model of uranium deposits -- Magmatic uranium deposit types -- Volcanic uranium deposit type regime -- Hydrothermal -- Platforms -- Sedimentological branch of uranium deposit types intra-cratonic sedimentary basins and their surfaces -- Surface processes -- Other, outlier, uranium deposit types -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Uranium resources in the Middle East and North Africa -- Introduction -- Geological overview -- Historical review -- Uranium prospects -- El Missikat and El Erediya -- Um Ara -- Jebel Qattar prospect -- Uranium resources potentialities -- Proterozoic basement rocks -- Younger granites -- Volcanic rocks -- Intra-cratonic basins -- Basal Paleozoic conglomerate -- Paleozoic sedimentary sequence -- Gebel Al Uwaynat area -- Um Kharit rift basin -- Um Bogma -- Phosphate deposits -- Placer deposits -- Introduction -- Geology of Iran -- Uranium provinces -- Saghand uranium deposit -- Uranium resources potentialities in Iran -- The Doran leucogranite -- Palaeozoic sequences -- Salt plugs -- Phosphate deposits -- Geological overview -- Uranium resources in Iraq -- Uranium resources potentiality in Iraq -- Younger granites and acidic volcanics and tuffs -- Basal conglomerates and the Palaeozoic rocks -- Surfacial uranium deposits -- Phosphorite deposits -- Geological outlines -- Historical review -- Uranium resources -- Younger granites and acidic volcanics -- Basal conglomerates and Palaeozoic sediments -- Recent uranium deposits -- Phosphate deposits -- Bituminous shale (oil shale) -- Geological outlines -- Historical review on uranium exploration -- Uranium resources potentialities -- Pan-African younger granites -- The Asfar Thwelil uranium occurrence -- Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks -- Sabkhas uranium deposits -- Phosphate deposits -- Geological outlines -- Uranium resources |
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Potential uranium resources -- Pan-African granites -- Intra-cratonic rift basins -- Geological outlines -- Uranium exploration in Syria -- Potential uranium resources -- Phosphate deposits -- Eastern tectonic zone -- Recent uranium deposits -- Geological outlines -- Uranium exploration in Turkey -- Historical review of uranium exploration -- Uranium resources -- Ore reserves -- Ore types -- Turkey's thorium resources -- Geological outlines -- Jabal Hafit -- Jabal al-Rawdah -- Jebel al-Faiyah -- State of Qatar -- Kingdom of Bahrain -- Kuwait -- Potential uranium resources -- Geological outlines -- Historical review of uranium exploration -- Areas of radioactive anomalies -- Al-Gebn (southeastern region of Marib) -- Alhamorh -- Sa'dah -- Maoiwiah -- Al-Sobeiha -- Al-Jawf (northeast) -- Potential uranium resources in Yemen -- Geological outlines -- Historical review of uranium resources -- Uranium prospects -- Potential uranium resources -- Pan-African younger granites and associated volcanics -- Intra-cratonic basins -- Lower Palaeozoic conglomerates -- Phosphate deposits -- Geological outlines -- Historical review of uranium resources -- Potential uranium resources -- Pan-African younger granites -- Paleozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary sequences -- Murzuq basin -- Sarir Tibesti Trough -- Al-Kufrah basin -- Geological outlines -- Historical review of uranium exploration -- Uranium resources -- Potential uranium resources -- Pan-African granites -- Intra-cratonic basins -- Basal conglomerate and the Paleozoic clastics -- Phosphate deposits -- Geological outlines -- Uranium resources -- Potential uranium resources -- Phosphate deposits -- Volcanic rocks -- Recent uranium deposits -- References -- Index -- Back cover |
| Summary |
Uranium Geology of the Middle East and North Africa demonstrates mining potential in the MENA region, with a special interest given to Uranium. The formation and origin of uranium deposits is of interest for uranium exploration and is necessary for the long-term sustainability of nuclear energy production. The book proposes a new classification system built on earlier classification with detailed new maps, explanatory diagrams, cross sections, helpful satellite images, etc. In addition, it explains why the occurrences, depositional and geological environments of uranium in the Middle East and North Africa vary from one country to another. Using various related recognition criteria, the book reports the potential uranium provinces in the Middle East and North Africa countries. The definition of these provinces is based on the existing geologic and tectonic settings, along with geochronological sequences and geochemical characteristics |
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Print version record |
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Uranium ores -- Geology -- Middle East
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Uranium ores -- Geology -- Africa, North
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Uranium ores -- Geology
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Middle East
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North Africa
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Salman, Abdelaty
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Goodell, Philip C
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