Occurrence and origin of alluvial xenotime from Central Eastern Portugal (Central Iberian Zone/Ossa-Morena Zone);Ocorrência e Origem de Xenótimo Aluvionar do centro-leste de Portugal (Zona centro-IbéRica/Zona de Ossa Morena)

Comunicacoes Geologicas

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-70

  Rosa, D ^a,b   Salgueiro, R ^a,b   Inverno, C ^a,b   de Oliveira, D ^a,b   Guimaraes F ^a  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^b CREMINER ISR LA FCUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alluvial; CIZ OMZ; Rare earths; Xenotime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855552156     PISSN: 0873948X     EISSN: 1647581X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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