Rare earth mineralization in igneous rocks: Sources and processes

Elements

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 347-353

  Chakhmouradian, Anton R ^a   Zaitsev, Anatoly N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonatites; Granites; Lanthanides; Mineral deposits; Nepheline syenites; Rare earth elements; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GRANITE; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; NEPHELINE SYENITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SILICATE MINERALS; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM DEPOSITS;

CARBONATITES; EVOLUTIONARY PATHWAY; FELDSPATHOIDS; INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS; PERALKALINE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES); RARE-EARTH MINERALIZATION; SILICATE ROCKS;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBONATITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; NEPHELINE SYENITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; YTTRIUM;

EID: 84873191808     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.8.5.347     Document Type: Article

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