CLASSIFICATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) DEPOSIT TYPES

CLASSIFICATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) DEPOSIT TYPES
Author of the classification is Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya, 2023
Rare earth element deposits
1. Primary deposits (More than 450 deposits)
2. Placer deposits (or Alluvial):
2.1. Marine deposits (or ocean deposits) (More than 170 deposits)
 2.2. Fluvial deposits (More than 58 deposits)
3. Ion-adsorption clays (IAC) deposits (or Ionic clay deposits)
Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya