We know more than 681 deposits of REE in 79 countries to date.
The 450 occurrence this primary deposits of REE.
Distribution of deposits by continent:Asia - 32%
America - 23% (North America - 16%)
Europe - 17%
Africa - 16%
Australia - 12%
The greatest number of REE primary deposits by country:
USA - 54 (of 80 deposits)
China - 19 (of 34 deposits)
Brazil - 16 (of 37 deposits)
Australia - 9 (of 75 deposits)
Countries that have 9-15 REE deposits:
Asia - Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Myanmar (these countries have mainly alluvial deposits), Saudi Arabia
Africa - Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Madagascar, Namibia
Europe - France, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway
North America - Canada, Greenland (Denmark)
Countries that have all types of REE deposits (primary deposits, alluvial and fluvial placers:
Not each REE occurrence can be considered as REE deposit!
The 450 occurrence this primary deposits of REE.
Distribution of deposits by continent:Asia - 32%
America - 23% (North America - 16%)
Europe - 17%
Africa - 16%
Australia - 12%
The greatest number of REE primary deposits by country:
USA - 54 (of 80 deposits)
China - 19 (of 34 deposits)
Brazil - 16 (of 37 deposits)
Australia - 9 (of 75 deposits)
Countries that have 9-15 REE deposits:
Asia - Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Myanmar (these countries have mainly alluvial deposits), Saudi Arabia
Africa - Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Madagascar, Namibia
Europe - France, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway
North America - Canada, Greenland (Denmark)
Countries that have all types of REE deposits (primary deposits, alluvial and fluvial placers:
- USA
- China
- Brazil
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© Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya
July 25, 2016
July 25, 2016
nataliapetrovsky@gmail.com
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