Diversity of rare earth deposits: The key example of China

Elements

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Kynicky, Jindrich ^a   Smith, Martin P ^b   Xu, Cheng ^c  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Bayan Obo; Carbonatites; China; Ion adsorption clays; Rare earth deposits

Indexed keywords

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS;

BAYAN OBO; CARBONATITES; CHINA; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ION ADSORPTION; QINLING OROGENIC BELTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES); SECONDARY PROCESS;

DEPOSITS;

ADSORPTION; CARBONATITE; GEOACCUMULATION; ION; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; MINING; OROGENIC BELT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RESOURCE ECONOMY;

BAYAN OBO; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84873172676     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.8.5.361     Document Type: Article

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