RARE EARTH MINERALS IN ALKALINE AND SUBALKALINE ROCKS OF THE BALBUK COMPLEX (SOUTH URALS)

Mineral composition of alkaline and subalkaline rocks of the Balbuk complex (South Urals) is characterized. The major REE minerals are monazite-(Ce), allanite-(Ce), and rhabdophane-(Ce). The highest REE content with dominant Ce, La, Nd, and Pr oxides is typical of epidote (up to 15.6 wt. %). The REE...

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Main Authors: E.P. Makagonov, V.A. Kotlyarov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS 2016-06-01
Series:Минералогия
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Online Access:https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2016-2-4.pdf