Composition, origin, and potential industrial applications of REEs-rich authigenic kaolinite separated from the Lower Cretaceous white sands, Saudi Arabia

Composition, origin, and potential industrial applications of REEs-rich authigenic kaolinite separated from the Lower Cretaceous white sands, Saudi Arabia

The white sands from the Cretaceous Biyadh Formation, Saudi Arabia, are exploited as a raw material for the glass sand industry and contain approximately 15 wt% kaolinite. SEM reveals that the kaolinite develops as a blocky, pore-filling cement of euhedral, pseudo-hexagonal plates ranging from 5 to...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman Aljabbab, Ayman N. Qadrouh, Mamdoh S. Alajmi, Abdulrahman M. Alotaibi, Hassan Baioumy, Mazen M. Alyousif, Abdulrahman M. Bin Rogaib, Mokhtar Fal, Sultan A. Alkhammali
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
kaolinite
white sands
Saudi Arabia
origin
rare earth elements
industrial applications
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554712/full
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