Hydrothermal rare earth elements mineralization in the Barra do Itapirapua carbonatite, southern Brazil: Behaviour of selected trace elements and stable isotopes (C, O)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-113

  Andrade, F R D ^a,b   Moller P ^b   Luders V ^b   Dulski, P ^b   Gilg, H A ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; Hydrothermal alteration; REE mineralization; Stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0344172835     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00143-0     Document Type: Article

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