An experimental study of the solubility and speciation of the Rare Earth Elements (III) in fluoride- and chloride-bearing aqueous solutions at temperatures up to 300 °C

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 7087-7109

  Migdisov, Art A ^a   Williams Jones, A E ^a   Wagner, T ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHLORIDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORIDE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOLUBILITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70349737835     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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