Mineralogical and geochemical studies of boron-rich bauxite ore deposits in the Songqi region, SW Henan, China

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 258-270

  Wang, Qingfei ^a   Liu, Xuefei ^a   Yan, Changhai ^b   Cai, Shuhui ^a   Li, Zhongming ^b   Wang, Yanru ^a   Zhao, Jianming ^b   Li, Gongjian ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Henan Key Laboratory of Geological Processes of Metallic Mineral Deposits   (China)

Author keywords

Bauxite; Boron; Songqi, China; Tourmaline, soils

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; BORON CONTENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; ION ABSORPTION; ION STATE; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; ORDOVICIAN; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITHS; SONGQI, CHINA;

BORON; CARBONATES; CLAY MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IONS; ORES; SOILS;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; BAUXITE; BORON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERALOGY; ORDOVICIAN; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTOLITH; TOURMALINE;

CHINA; HENAN;

EID: 84866315503     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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