Oxana N. Kuzmina

Progressive Melt Fractionation as the Primary Control on the Formation of Rare-Metal Pegmatites: Evidence for Continuous Granite–Pegmatite Evolution in the Central Kalba Ore District, Eastern Kazakhstan

Rare-metal pegmatites of the Kalba–Narym belt (Eastern Kazakhstan) represent an important source of Li, Cs, Ta, Nb, Be, and associated critical metals. Despite extensive geological investigations, the relationships between granites, pegmatites, and late-stage alteration products...