Phosphatian coffinite with rare earth elements and Ce-rich françoisite-(Nd) from sandstone beneath a natural fission reactor at Bangombé, Gabon

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 665-669

  Janeczek, Janusz ^a   Ewing, Rodney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fissiogenic REE; Fran oisite (Nd); Gabon; Natural reactor; Phosphatian coffinite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001565133     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1996.060.401.14     Document Type: Article

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