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