Cenozoic structural evolution of the eastern Qaidam basin and its control on the formation of sandstone-type uranium deposits
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First author:ZHOU Baojun,male,born in 1996,engineer,PhD,focusing on scientific research of uranium geology. E-mail:bjzhoucugb@163.com |
Received date: 2025-03-23
Revised date: 2025-04-01
Online published: 2025-10-24
Supported by
Nuclear Technology R&D program “Study on efficient prediction technology and application of sandstone-type uranium resources in Qaidam basin”(地H2301-1)
uranium investigation and evaluation project of China Nuclear Geology“Investigation and prospective evaluation of uranium metallogenic environment in the central fault-uplift of the Qaidam basin”(202419-5)
Qaidam basin,located at the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,is one of China’s major large-scale oil- and gas-bearing basins. The results of uranium exploration in recent years show that it has good prospects of uranium mineralization. However,compared to the western Qaidam basin,research on the fundamental geology and uranium exploration in the eastern Qaidam basin remains relatively underdeveloped. Based on systematic summary of low-temperature thermochronological data,provenance and growth strata characteristics,the Cenozoic tectonic evolution history of the east Qaidam area was reviewed. We investigated the control of Cenozoic structural evolution on uranium mineralization in the eastern Qaidam,through comprehensive analysis of typical uranium occurrences surface (field observations) and near-surface (seismic profiles) data. The results indicated that fault systems exert primary control over uranium mineralization,with uranium occurrences predominantly distributed within the flank of gentle anticlinal near the thrust faults,and the Olongbulak North Fault and its secondary faults may work as the principal ore-controlling faults. The uranium mineralization in the east Qaidam occurs predominantly by exudative uranium metallogeny,with Carboniferous hydrocarbon source rocks potentially serving as significant provider of abundant uranium for the mineralization processes. The fault systems within the basin provide effective channels and driving force for the upward migration of deep uranium-rich reduction fluid,and the regional intense compression and hydrocarbon generation control the spatial position of uranium mineralization. The findings in this paper are meaningful for the following uranium exploration work in the east Qaidam basin.
ZHOU Baojun , CAI Yuqi , LI Ziying , HE Feng , CHEN Cheng , TIAN Mingming , ZHAO Xingqi , LI Xide , LI Menghua , ZHANG Xiliang , WANG Jie . Cenozoic structural evolution of the eastern Qaidam basin and its control on the formation of sandstone-type uranium deposits[J]. World Nuclear Geoscience, 2025 , 42(2) : 230 -245 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-0636.2025.02.002
图8 德科、德东和旺尕秀地区含矿层岩性特征a—德科铀矿点上油砂山组灰绿色粗砂岩,见黄色次生铀矿物;b—德科铀矿点上油砂山组灰色粗粒砂岩;c—德东铀矿点狮子沟组黄色钙质粗粒砂岩;d—德东铀矿点狮子沟组与七个泉组角度不整合接触界限;e—旺尕秀铀矿点上油砂山组含矿浅灰色和棕黄色粗砂岩,含有机质团块;f—旺尕秀铀矿点上油砂山组含矿黄色粗砂岩。 Fig. 8 Lithologic characteristics of ore-bearing strata in the Deke,Dedong and Wanggaxiu uranium mineralized sites a-Greyish-green coarse sandstone of Shangyoushashan formation at the Deke uranium mineralized site, with yellow oxidized uranium minerals outcropped;b-Grey coarse sandstone of Shangyoushashan formation at the Deke uranium mineralized site;c-Yellow calcareous coarse sandstone of Shizigou formation at the Dedong uranium mineralized site;d-Unconformable contact between Shizigou formation and Qigequan formation at the Dedong uranium mineralized site;e-Light grey and pale brown uranium-bearing coarse sandstone of Shangyoushashan formation at the Wanggaxiu uranium mineralized site,with blocks of organic matter embedded;f-Yellow uranium-bearing coarse sandstone of Shangyoushashan formation at the Wanggaxiu uranium mineralized site. |
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