The mobility of rare-earth and other elements in the process of alteration of rhyolitic rocks to bentonite (Lebombo Volcanic Mountainous Chain, Mozambique)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 300-303

  dos Muchangos, Amadeu Carlos ^a  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Alteration; Bentonite; Rare earth elements (REE); Rhyolite

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; RHYOLITIC ROCKS;

BENTONITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEACHING; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BENTONITE; ORE DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RHYOLITE;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 31744443527     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.08.061     Document Type: Article

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