EASILY LEACHABLE RARE EARTH ELEMENT PHASES IN THE PARNASSUS-GIONA BAUXITE DEPOSITS, GREECE
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Rare earth element leaching bauxite Parnassus-Giona
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The Parnassus-Giona karst bauxite deposits contain significant concentrations of rare earth elements (400-500 ppm). Preliminary results from a pilot leaching study show that between 19 and 47% of rare earth elements in the bauxite are easily leachable using ion exchange agents such as ammonium sulphate.
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Mouchos, E., Wall, F., Williamson, B., & Palumbo-Roe, B. (2016). EASILY LEACHABLE RARE EARTH ELEMENT PHASES IN THE PARNASSUS-GIONA BAUXITE DEPOSITS, GREECE. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 50(4), 1952–1958. https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.14245
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