Rare earth element mineralogy and geochemistry in a laterite profile from Madagascar

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 218-228

  Berger, Alfons ^a   Janots, Emilie ^b   Gnos, Edwin ^c   Frei, Robert ^d,e   Bernier, Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; LOW TEMPERATURE ALTERATION; MINERAL CHARACTERIZATION; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; REDOX SENSITIVES; REE GEOCHEMISTRY; SULFIDE OXIDATION; WEATHERING PROFILES;

CALCIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; NEODYMIUM; ORE DEPOSITS; PRECIPITATES; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; WEATHERING;

MINERALS;

ADSORPTION; BEDROCK; LATERITE; MINERALOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SAPROLITE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL HORIZON; WEATHERING;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84892655110     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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