Chemistry and origin of enigmatic monazite and chevkinite/perrierite in the egyptian black beach sand

Resource Geology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-287

  Moustafa, Mohamed I ^a  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Brabantite; Chevkinite perrierite; Egypt; Heavy sands; Ionic substitution; Monazite; Rare earth elements; Solid solution; Xenotime

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SAND; SOLID SOLUTION; XENOTIME;

EGYPT;

EID: 77955955043     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: 17513928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2010.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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