Geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of ion-adsorption type REE mineralization in Phuket, Thailand

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 437-451

  Sanematsu, Kenzo ^a   Kon, Yoshiaki ^a   Imai, Akira ^b   Watanabe, Koichiro ^c   Watanabe, Yasushi ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ce anomaly; Granite; Ion adsorption type; Phuket; REE mineralization; Thailand; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; IMMOBILIZATION; ION; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

PHUKET [SOUTHERN REGION]; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84875484068     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-011-0380-5     Document Type: Article

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