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The significance of rare earth distribution patterns in trace element geochemistry is briefly reviewed. Established methods for their determination at the Reactor Centre by instrumental and radiochemical techniques are described, and examples of recent applications discussed.
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Whitley, J.E., Moyes, A.B. & Bowden, P. Determination of rare earths in geological samples by neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 48, 147–158 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519781
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