The rare earth element distribution over Europe: Geogenic and anthropogenic sources

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-18

  Fedele, L ^a   Plant, J A ^b   De Vivo, B ^a   Lima, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Europe; Map; Rare earth elements; REE; Source

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; MAPS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; DISTRIBUTION; EUROPE; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTION; SOURCE; STREAM SEDIMENTS; VARISCAN OROGENIES;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MAPPING; NAPPE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARANEAE;

EID: 39549095596     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/07-150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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