Research Article

Origin and Role of Kaolinization in Roll-Front Uranium Deposits and Its Response to Ore-Forming Fluids in the Yili Basin, China

Table 4

Microthermometric and salinity data of fluid inclusions in ore-bearing rocks within the Mengqiguer uranium deposit.

MineralHost siteTypeNumberSize (µm) (°C) (°C)Salinity w()%

QuartzHealed micro-fracturesAI432 to 18−6.5 to −2.164–763.5–9.7
AI coeval with GI162 to 10−7.4 to −5.471–788.4–11.0
AI coeval with LH92 to 12−5.3 to −4.869–747.6–8.3
Overgrowth zonesAI212 to 14−4.7 to −2.075–863.4–7.4
Unhealed micro-fracturesAI262 to 8−1.3 to −0.751–631.2–3.7