The sedimentary carbonate-hosted giant bayan Obo REE-Fe-Nb ore deposit of inner Mongolia, China: A cornerstone example for giant polymetallic ore deposits of hydrothermal origin

US Geological Survey Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 2143, 1997, Pages 1-65

  Chao, E C T ^a,c   Back, J M ^a,b   Minkin, J A ^a,b   Tatsumoto, M ^a,b   Junwen, Wang ^a,b   Conrad, I E ^a,b   McKee, E H ^a,b   Zonglin, Hou ^a,b   Qingrun, Meng ^a   Shengguang, Huang ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Ministry of Metallurgical Industry China   (China)

^c Baotou Steel and Rare Earth Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; IRON ORE; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

BAYAN OBO; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 0031296262     PISSN: 00831093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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