Residence and fractionation of rare earth elements during kaolinization of alkaline peraluminous granites in NW Spain

Clay Minerals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-352

  Galan E ^a   Fernandez Caliani J C ^b   Miras, A ^a   Aparicio, P ^a   Marquez M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Granite; Iberian Massif; Kaolin; Monazite; NW Spain; Rare earth elements; Weathering

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANITE; KAOLIN; MINERALOGY; MONAZITE; SPAIN;

KAOLINIZATION; MINERAL COMPOSITION; NORMALIZATION; RESIDENCE;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

FRACTIONATION; GRANITE; KAOLIN; MINERALIZATION; MONAZITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 36049023822     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2007.042.3.07     Document Type: Article

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