A Combined EMPA and LA-ICP-MS Study of Muscovite from Pegmatites in the Chinese Altai, NW China: Implications for Tracing Rare-Element Mineralization Type and Ore-Forming Process

The mineralogical studies of rare-element (REL) pegmatites are important for unraveling the ore-forming process and evaluating REL mineralization potential. The Chinese Altai orogenic belt hosting more than 100,000 pegmatite dykes is famous for rare-metal resources worldwide and diverse REL minerali...

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Main Authors: Qifeng Zhou, Kezhang Qin, Dongmei Tang, Chunlong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/3/377