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SUBMITTER: Xu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5321793 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Cheng C Kynický Jindřich J Smith Martin P MP Kopriva Antonin A Brtnický Martin M Urubek Tomas T Yang Yueheng Y Zhao Zheng Z He Chen C Song Wenlei W
Nature communications 20170221
Heavy rare earth elements (HREE) are dominantly mined from the weathering crusts of granites in South China. Although weathering processes occur globally, no economic HREE resources of this type have yet been found outside China. Here, we report the occurrence of unidentified REE minerals in the granites from South Chinese deposits. They contain high levels of both HREE and light REE, but are strongly depleted in Ce, implying high oxidation state. These REE minerals show higher initial Nd isotop ...[more]