Abstract
Based on 26 Soviet reports, a database was compiled for uranium exploration purposes, containing information about more than 1,100 anomalies of uranium and other radioactive components, and featuring some 300 zones that cover nearly all of Mongolia. The database is currently being reviewed from the perspective of relationships between recent tectonic movements, geological settings and genetic origin of anomalies. While the database was being compiled, the primary focus was on the geological properties of the reported anomalies and zones. The methods and the main results of this effort are presented in the paper.
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The authors express their gratitude to Miles Worsley, who initiated the creation of a database of anomalies and zones in Mongolia, and to Neil Rutherford for his valuable suggestions and briefings in 2006–2009.
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Vakanjac, B., Srna, P., Vakanjac, V.R. (2015). Establishment of a database of uranium anomalies and zones in Mongolia. In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (eds) Uranium - Past and Future Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_19
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