The aqueous geochemistry of the rare earth elements and yttrium. Part 7. REE, Th and U contents in thermal springs associated with the Idaho batholith

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 861-884

  Van Middlesworth, Paul E ^a   Wood, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THERMAL SPRING; YTTRIUM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032170744     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00019-5     Document Type: Article

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