Comparison of fluorite geochemistry from REE deposits in the Panxi region and Bayan Obo, China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-89

  Xu, Cheng ^a   Taylor, Rex N ^b   Li, Wenbo ^a   Kynicky, Jindrich ^c   Chakhmouradian, Anton R ^d   Song, Wenlei ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayan Obo; Fluorite; Geochemistry; Ore genesis; Panxi region; REE deposits

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRETACEOUS; FLUORITE; GANGUE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METALLOGENESIS; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SYENITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BAYAN OBO; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL; PANXI; SICHUAN;

EID: 84865097726     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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