Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé-Kpogamé, Togo

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Gnandi, Kissao ^a   Tobschall, Heinz J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Hahoto Kpogam ; Phosphorites; Rare earths; Togo; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; PHOSPHORITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TERTIARY; URANIUM;

TOGO;

EID: 0242317808     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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