Carbonatites: related ore deposits, resources, footprint, and exploration methods

GJ Simandl, S Paradis - Applied Earth Science, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Most carbonatites were emplaced in continental extensional settings and range in age from
Archean to recent. They commonly coexist with alkaline silicate igneous rocks, forming …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting REE deposits associated with carbonatite and alkaline complexes in northeast India

M Aranha, A Porwal, I González-Álvarez - Ore Geology Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered critical metals globally. About 62% of the global
resources of REEs occur associated with carbonatites and alkaline complexes. However …

Mesozoic to Cenozoic alkaline and tholeiitic magmatism related to West Gondwana break-up and dispersal

ACD Ferreira, RV Conceição, AMP Mizusaki - Gondwana Research, 2022 - Elsevier
For over 50 years, Mesozoic tholeiites, kimberlites and carbonatites from the South
American platform have been enabled the understanding of melting processes in the Earth's …

U–Pb ages, Sr–Nd-isotope geochemistry, and petrogenesis of kimberlites, kamafugites and phlogopite-picrites of the Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province, Brazil

V Guarino, FY Wu, M Lustrino, L Melluso, P Brotzu… - Chemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
The kimberlites, kamafugites and phlogopite-picrites of Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province
(APIP), southern Brazil, span a range between~ 91 and 78 Ma with new in-situ, more tightly …

Origin of Cretaceous alkaline annular structures in the peri-cratonic terranes of the Reguibat Rise in Morocco: New constraints from carbonatite–silicate pairs and …

CE Malainine, M Ouabid, O Raji, JL Bodinier, F Parat… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report an integrated field, petrographic, and geochemical study of three major
Cretaceous carbonatite annular occurrences from the Oulad Dlim massif (Adrar Souttouf …

U–Pb ages, geochemistry, C–O–Nd–Sr–Hf isotopes and petrogenesis of the Catalão II carbonatitic complex (Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province, Brazil): implications for …

V Guarino, FY Wu, L Melluso… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The Catalão II carbonatitic complex is part of the Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province (APIP),
central Brazil, close to the Catalão I complex. Drill-hole sampling and detailed mineralogical …

Mineralogy and geochemistry of a giant agpaitic magma reservoir: The Late Cretaceous Poços de Caldas potassic alkaline complex (SE Brazil)

V Guarino, M Lustrino, A Zanetti, CCG Tassinari… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Cretaceous (~ 78 Ma) Poços de Caldas massif is the largest alkaline
complex in Brazil and the second in the world by extension (> 800 km 2). It is considered the …

Compositional variation in apatite from various host rocks: clues with regards to source composition and crystallization conditions

H Teiber, MAW Marks, T Wenzel, G Markl… - Neues Jahrbuch fur …, 2015 - elibrary.ru
We are very grateful to G. MoRteani, D. chew, L. Mel-luSo and D. haRlov for providing
apatite samples investigated during this study. We also thank F. ReinhaRd, J. dZatkowSki …

Ar-Ar ages, Sr-Nd isotope geochemistry, and implications for the origin of the silicate rocks of the Jacupiranga ultramafic-alkaline complex (Brazil)

L Chmyz, N Arnaud, JC Biondi, RG Azzone… - Journal of South …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Jacupiranga Complex is one of several Meso-Cenozoic alkaline intrusive
complexes along the margins of the intracratonic Paraná Basin in southern Brazil. The …

The REE- and HFSE-bearing phases in the Itatiaia alkaline complex (Brazil) and geochemical evolution of feldspar-rich felsic melts

L Melluso, V Guarino, M Lustrino… - Mineralogical …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Late Cretaceous Itatiaia complex is made up of nepheline syenite grading to
peralkaline varieties, quartz syenite and granite, emplaced in the metamorphic rocks of the …