Owen, A. , Hartley, A.J., Weissmann, G.S. and Nichols, G.J. (2016) Uranium distribution as a proxy for basin-scale fluid flow in distributive fluvial systems. Journal of the Geological Society, 173(4), pp. 569-572. (doi: 10.1144/jgs2016-007)
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Abstract
We infer system-scale fluid flow in the Late Jurassic Salt Wash fluvial succession (SW USA) by plotting uranium deposit distribution against sedimentological data, using uranium distribution as a proxy for subsurface fluid flow. More than 90% of uranium deposits in the Salt Wash occur where sandstone forms 40–55% and sand-rich channel-belts form 20–50% of the succession, which coincides with changes in channel-belt connectivity and gross-scale architecture. The paucity of uranium below these cut-off values suggests that fluid flow is related directly to predictable downstream fining and facies variations in distributive fluvial systems.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Owen, Dr Amanda |
| Authors: | Owen, A., Hartley, A.J., Weissmann, G.S., and Nichols, G.J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Journal of the Geological Society |
| Publisher: | Geological Society |
| ISSN: | 0016-7649 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2041-479X |
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