aGeosciences Center, Earth Sciences Department, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, 3000-272 Coimbra, Portugal;bGeosciences Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-003 Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract:
A brief summary about the composition and origins of the U deposit is present. The mineralization is composed by secondary uranium phosphates (saleeite and meta-saleeite). The precipitation was probably the main responsible factor for U retention within the quartz veins leading to the uranium phosphate mineralization of Vale de Abrutiga.