Download or read book Mineralogy And Geology of Rare Earths in China written by Zhang Peishan and published by VSP. This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to present recent achievements of in rare earth elements geology and mineralogy studies in China. The authors systematically describe all rare earth minerals and rare earth ore deposits discovered in China and their geological features. These rare earth minerals include huanghoite and baotite from China, as well as rare earth minerals from other parts of the world and new species and varieties discovered in China. For each mineral a systematic description of classification is given, such as chemical composition, crystallography and crystal structure, physical properties, X-ray powder data.