Saleh Ibrahim Bute

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How can someone differentiate various uranium ore minerals form the EDS spectrum?

I found it very difficult to differentiate various uranium minerals like uraninite,kasolite and coffinite.

30 October 2017 680 3 View

Is it possible for a magmatic zircon to bear positive Eu anomaly in granitic rock?

Some of the zircons bear positive Eu anomaly which i think may be altered magmatic zircons, because the samples is from an altered zone.

22 June 2017 7,497 4 View

Can a granite be named titanate-biotite granite?

A granitic rock that I am working on, the mafic minerals are dominantly titanate and biotite in thinsection. The titanate is wide spread, with rims of opaque minerals possible ilmenite and...

13 June 2017 8,434 9 View

Is there any mineral Platinum silicate?

Observing some minerals from EDS spectrum, some minerals gave high Pt and Si spectrum. I keep wondering what such mineral could be.

11 June 2017 5,399 9 View

What is the faith of mineralogy to the young geoscientist?

I have been observing even in the high reputable journals, most research on petrology and ore geology emphasis are laid much on discrimination plots without proper correlation between the...

04 June 2017 3,676 7 View

I do not think Watsons Model, will be applicable on the temperature of crystallization of hydrothermal zircons?

Using Ti for the calculation, various geochemical process might add or subtract Ti in zircons, as inclusions, overgrowths, mantled e.t.c. Ti-rich mineral or fluids can be incorporated, thus does...

22 May 2017 6,739 3 View

What are the distinguishing features of magmatic and hydrothermal zirons?

The so-called hydrothermally altered zircons, what makes it diffrent from hydrothermal zircons. What is the implication of alteration in zircons in mineral genesis. it is kind of complicated

22 May 2017 9,469 7 View

Granite classification, what is the basis of classifcation?

For example A-type and I-type granites is their any differences apart from tectonic setting??

13 May 2017 4,674 11 View

What is the implication of enriched Eu on Sample/Chondrite of zircons from sheared/altered granites?

could low Ce/Ce*, high La, high Eu reflects hydrothermally altered zircons.

13 May 2017 5,892 3 View

Could trace element and REEs data obtained from sheared/altered zone be used for petrogenetic diagrams?

I have data from a uranium mineralized sheared zone consist of both granitic and volcanic rocks. Could this data be used for discrimination plots relying on the fact that REEs (excluding Eu and...

03 April 2017 4,874 5 View

Can any one explain the depletion of alkalis, silica and enrichment of iron oxides, calcium and alumina in granite hosted uranium?

the mineralized portion along a fault zone, display such charateristics, what is the implication? Relevant text on uranium mineralization in granites if can lay my hands on it I will appreciate.

28 August 2015 9,724 6 View

How are trace and REE elements important on the genesis of uranium mineralization in granites?

The Th/U and Rb/U is less than 1

28 August 2015 645 7 View