Discovery of the REE minerals in the Wulong-Nanchuan bauxite deposits, Chongqing, China: Insights on conditions of formation and processes

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-102

  Li, Zaihui ^a   Din, Jun ^a   Xu, Jinsha ^a   Liao, Chaogui ^a   Yin, Fuguang ^a   Lǚ, Tao ^a   Cheng, Li ^a   Li, Junmin ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bauxite; Cerianite; Chongqing; Churchite; REE minerals; Synchysite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CORUNDUM; DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HEMATITE; KAOLINITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PYRITES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BASTNAESITE; BAUXITE; CE ANOMALIES; CERIANITE; CHONGQING; CHURCHITE; CONDITION; KARSTIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT MINERAL; SYNCHYSITE;

RARE EARTHS;

ADSORPTION; BAUXITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REMOBILIZATION;

CHINA; CHONGQING; GUIZHOU; WULONG;

EID: 84884700460     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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