Geochemical constraints on genesis of dolomite marble in the Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit, Inner Mongolia: Implications for REE mineralization

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-102

  Lai, Xiaodong ^a   Yang, Xiaoyong ^a   Sun, Weidong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bayan Obo; Carbonatite; EPMA; Geochemistry; REE deposit

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; DOLOMITE; DOLOSTONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LIMESTONE; MINERALIZATION; NIOBIUM; ORE DEPOSIT; PETROGENESIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84865082638     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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