Geochemical evaluation of the Lueshe niobium deposit (Zaire) by Rietveld quantitative X-ray diffraction

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Philippo, Simon ^a   Naud, Jean ^a   Verkaren, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; NIOBIUM; RIETVELD METHOD; XRD;

ZAIRE, LUESHE;

EID: 0030620704     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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