Rare Earth Minerals: Chemistry, Origin and Ore Deposits (The Mineralogical Society Series) (Paperback)

by A.P. Jones (Author), F. Wall (Author), C.T. Williams (Author) "The rare earth elements comprise the following Group IIIA elements of the Periodic Table: scandium (atomic number 21), yttrium (39), lanthanum (57) and the lanthanides,..." (more)
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Both researchers in mineralogy and economic geology and advanced undergraduate students will find much of interest in this comprehensive overview of the geochemistry of this important group of minerals. - Aslib Book Guide; ...strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in RE minerals in general and their deposits in particular; in fact, it can be regarded as essential reading. - Mineralogical Magazine

Product Description
Rare Earth Minerals presents a current overview of this geologically and industrially important group of minerals. It presents a wide variety of formats, crystal structures, petrographic descriptions, analytical data and numerous illustrations from outcrop photos to SEM pictures and crystallographic models.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (December 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0412610302
• ISBN-13: 978-0412610301
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,626,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Overview of Rare Earth Minerals, June 21, 2007

By	Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This single volume provides a good overview of the chemistry, crustal abundances, chondrite-normalized abundances, and geochemical behavior of rare earth minerals. Color photographs are provided of important rare-earth minerals. On the other hand, very little attention is devoted to the modern-day uses of these metals. Little information is given on how the rare earth elements got discovered and now they got their names.

The high relative abundance of REE in carbonate-rich rocks is given a moderate amount of attention. After all, carbonatites tend to be enriched in REE. This is true of both primary and secondary deposits.

Several important REE--bearing sites are discussed. These include Bayan Obo, Kola Peninsula, Brazilian laterite--bearing locations, Mountain Pass, Kangankunde, etc.