Hydrochloric Acid Leaching Study of Rare Earth Elements from Moroccan Phosphate

Table 1

Mineralogical composition of the phosphate.

Mineralogical characteristics	Percentages (%wt)
Apatite, Ca10(PO4)6F2	90
Calcite, CaCO3	2.7
Dolomite, CaMgCO3	1.7
Quartz, SiO2	1.4
Organic matter	2.8
Amorphous silica	0.2
Pyrite	0.3