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Portable X-ray fluorescence to optimize stream sediment chemistry and indicator mineral surveys, case 1: Carbonatite-hosted Nb deposits, Aley carbonatite, British …Mackay et al., 2013
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- Mackay D
- Simandl G
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The Aley carbonatite-hosted deposit is the most important Nb resource in the British Columbia alkaline province. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) was used effectively to determine concentrations of carbonatite pathfinder elements (Nb, Ta, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Y, Th …
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