Carbonatite-related REE deposits: An overview

ZY Wang, HR Fan, L Zhou, KF Yang, HD She - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The rare earth elements (REEs) have unique and diverse properties that make them function
as an “industrial vitamin” and thus, many countries consider them as strategically important …

Hydrothermal alteration of pyrochlore group minerals from the Miaoya carbonatite complex, central China and its implications for Nb mineralization

B Wu, YQ Hu, C Bonnetti, C Xu, RC Wang… - Ore Geology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonatite represents a major host rock for niobium (Nb) resources worldwide. Both
magmatic and post-magmatic metasomatic processes are crucial for Nb mineralization in …

Significance of hydrothermal reworking for REE mineralization associated with carbonatite: Constraints from in situ trace element and C-Sr isotope study of calcite and …

YC Ying, W Chen, A Simonetti, SY Jiang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
A majority of carbonatite-related rare earth element (REE) deposits are found in cratonic
margins and orogenic belts, and metasomatic/hydrothermal reworking is common in these …

In situ U–Th–Pb ages of the Miaoya carbonatite complex in the South Qinling orogenic belt, central China

Y Ying, W Chen, J Lu, SY Jiang, Y Yang - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
The Miaoya carbonatite complex in the South Qinling orogenic belt hosts one of the largest
rare earth element (REE)-Nb deposits in China that is composed of carbonatite and syenite …

Two episodes of REE mineralization in the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China: in-situ U-Th-Pb dating of bastnäsite and monazite

W Zhang, WT Chen, JF Gao, HK Chen, JH Li - Mineralium Deposita, 2019 - Springer
Recent exploration revealed a number of rare earth element (REE) deposits that are
distributed along the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China. These deposits have an …

Geological and geochemical characteristics of the Miaoya syenite-carbonatite complex, Central China: Implications for the origin of REE-Nb-enriched carbonatite

JH Su, XF Zhao, XC Li, W Hu, M Chen, YL Xiong - Ore Geology Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbonatites are well known as economic resources for rare metals, such as rare earth
elements (REE) and Nb. However, the origin and evolutionary processes of carbonatites …

Textural and compositional evolution of niobium minerals in the Miaoya carbonatite-hosted REE-Nb deposit from the South Qinling Orogen of central China

YC Ying, W Chen, AR Chakhmouradian, KD Zhao… - Mineralium …, 2023 - Springer
The Miaoya carbonatite complex in the South Qinling Orogen hosts one of the largest REE-
Nb deposits in China. The origin and evolution of REE enrichment in this Silurian intrusion …

Fingerprinting REE mineralization and hydrothermal remobilization history of the carbonatite-alkaline complexes, Central China: Constraints from in situ elemental …

JH Su, XF Zhao, XC Li, ZK Su, R Liu, ZJ Qin… - American …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Carbonatites and related alkaline rocks host most REE resources. Phosphate minerals, eg,
apatite and monazite, commonly occur as the main REE-host in carbonatites and have been …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking carbonatitic melt infiltration in the Miaoya carbonatite–syenite complex (central China) from zircon textures and geochemistry

DM Yang, T Hou, W Song, J Qin, D Luo, M Wang… - Ore Geology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Miaoya carbonatite-syenite complex, located at the Qinling Orogenic Belt (central
China), which hosts both Nb and REE mineralization. We studied the relationship of zircon …

Immiscibility of carbonatitic and alkaline silicate melts from an evolved ultramafic magma: Titanite geochronology and in-situ TiNd isotope insights

X Jiang, X Chen, S Jiang, L Hoare, W Zhang, D Lian… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbonatites and alkaline rocks often exhibit a close spatial association with Nb and rare
earth elements (REE) mineralization. Petrological and experimental studies suggest that …