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Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in, Mauritania
Deposit type: Carbonatite
REE minerals: bastnäsite, monazite
Ore minerals:
Gangue minerals: hydrothermal carbonatite
Host rock types:
Average grade: 3.66% REO
Status: Past small producer?
Company:
Resource estimates: 3.66% REO, 0.1 Mt @ 8% mon or 4.4% REO (1970)
References
https://en.wikipedia.org
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=14
http://www.easyvoyage.de/mauretanien
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/ree.php?mineral=monazite
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