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Rare Earth Mineral Deposits

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Mineral Resources of Mongolia

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Two main types of REE deposits are known in Mongolia: (1) REE carbonatite type associated with late Mesozoic volcanic-plutonic complexes with mainly light REE-P-Sr-Ba-F-Pb and Fe-REE or magnetite-apatite deposit type in South Gobi: Mushgai Khudag, Khotgor, and Lugiin Gol, and (2) peralkaline granite related REE (Zr-Nb-REE) deposit type in Western Mongolia associated with peralkaline rocks: Khalzan Buregtei, Ulaantolgoi, Shartolgoi, Ulaan Del, and Khanbogd in South Mongolia. Other types include Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic REE pegmatite associated with calc-alkaline and Li-F leucogranite, and REE-albite and REE-albite nepheline syenite deposit types.

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    Ochir Gerel, Yondon Majigsuren & Baatar Munkhtsengel

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  3. Department of Geology and Hydrogeology, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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Gerel, O., Majigsuren, Y., Munkhtsengel, B. (2021). Rare Earth Mineral Deposits. In: Gerel, O., Pirajno, F., Batkhishig, B., Dostal, J. (eds) Mineral Resources of Mongolia. Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences, vol 19. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5943-3_6

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