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Uranium mineralization in the Krkonoše permian piedmont basin: Radioactive elements in the Rudník horizon near Vrchlabí
Novák, Dominik ; Goliáš, Viktor (advisor) ; Tuhý, Marek (referee)
This paper focuses on artificial outcrop of permian lacustrine sediments of the Rudník horizon (298-297 Ma) and red siltstones of the Vrchlabí formation near Vrchlabí, where increased concentrations of uranium and thorium radionuclides were observed during previous researches. Radionuclides are concentrated in a few layers of black, grey and red shales, which makes about 20 m of the whole 250 m long studied profile. Rock samples were collected from localised radioactive layers and studied for mineralogical compositions, concentrations of radionuclides and autoradiographic and microscopic study of uranium and thorium bonds in these rocks. Laboratory measurements confirmed increased concentrations of both uranium and thorium in collected samples. Highest amount of uranium was measured in anoxic black shale (106,9 ppm U), highest amount of thorium in anomalous sample of red siltstone (76,6 ppm Th). Shales and siltstones main contents are albite, analcime, calcite, dolomite, muscovite and potasium feldspars. Acording to the study it is assumed, that the main source of radionuclides were redeposited pyroclastics from the Krkonoše piedmont basin area or synchronous volcanic activity. It is likely, that during late tectonic development of the basin, these radionuclides were redistributed by hydrothermal...
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