Formation and preservation of the Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit, Inner Mongolia: Insights from evidences of petrogenesis, geochemistry and apatite fission track dating

The Bayan Obo ore deposit in Inner Mongolia, North China, the largest-known rare earth element (REE) deposit in the world, has attracted considerable attention over the past decades. However, its genesis has been highly debated, especially whether the host dolomite is of sedimentary or igneous origi...

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Main Authors: Pengfei Tian, Xiaoyong Yang, Wanming Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Solid Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451912X20300295