Liu, Kaixuan; Ding, Xing; Liu, Haotian; Huang, Xiaolong (2025) Extraction of niobium from the Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit: A comprehensive review and new insights. Acta Geochimica, 44 (5). doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00779-6

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Title	Extraction of niobium from the Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit: A comprehensive review and new insights
Journal	Acta Geochimica
Authors	Liu, Kaixuan		Author
	Ding, Xing		Author
	Liu, Haotian		Author
	Huang, Xiaolong		Author
Year	2025 (October)	Volume	44
Issue	5
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI	doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00779-6Search in ResearchGate
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Plain Text	Liu, Kaixuan; Ding, Xing; Liu, Haotian; Huang, Xiaolong (2025) Extraction of niobium from the Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposit: A comprehensive review and new insights. Acta Geochimica, 44 (5). doi:10.1007/s11631-025-00779-6
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