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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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1554712/full |
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