Geology and market-dependent significance of rare earth element resources

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 889-904

  Simandl, G J ^a,b  

^a Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; Ion adsorption clay; Monazite apatite vein; Peralkaline intrusion; Phosphate; Placer; Rare earth elements; Skarn; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CLAY MINERAL; EXPLORATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MONAZITE; PERALKALINE ROCK; PLACER DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SKARN; URANIUM;

CHINA;

EID: 85027934762     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-014-0546-z     Document Type: Article

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