Rare earth elements geochemistry of Sheikh-Marut laterite deposit, NW Mahabad, West-Azarbaidjan Province, Iran

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 176-185

  Abedini, Ali ^a   Calagari, Ali Asghar ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Iran; Laterite; Mahabad; REEs; Sheikh Marut deposit

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; LATERITE; LATERITIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING RATE;

IRAN; MAHABAD; WEST AZERBAIJAN;

EID: 84880060457     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1755-6724.12039     Document Type: Article

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