Rare earth mineralization of phosphogypsum Uberaba.12 Jan 2024 06:21
Regarding the rare earth mineralization of Uberaba phosphogypsum, which should have been determined in the SGS laboratory, but has not yet provided information to RBW.
The major rare earth mineral is Belovite-(Ce),
Chemical formula - NaSr3(Ce,La)(PO4)3(F,OH).
Analysis wt% - Na2O - 4, SrO - 42, BaO - 1, La2O3 - 8, Ce2O3 - 11, Pr2O3 - 1, Nd2O3 - 2.4, P2O5 - 29, F - 2, Ln2O3 - 22.
X-ray diffraction data.