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Regolith-hosted rare-earth elements: The phyllosilicate connection

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From the journal American Mineralogist

Acknowledgments

The author thanks James Renner (Southern Ionics Minerals, LLC) for some interesting discussions regarding the occurrences of the rare earth elements in alluvial and beach sands in southern Georgia.

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Received: 2019-10-02
Accepted: 2019-10-19
Published Online: 2019-12-30
Published in Print: 2020-01-28

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