Journal Pre-proof Rare earth element geochemical characteristics of the late Permian Badamlu karst bauxite deposit, NW Iran Ali Abedini, Maryam Khosravi, Harald G. Dill PII: S1464-343X(20)30225-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103974 Reference: AES 103974 To appear in: Journal of African Earth Sciences Received Date: 2 July 2020 Revised Date: 1 August 2020 Accepted Date: 6 August 2020 Please cite this article as: Abedini, A., Khosravi, M., Dill, H.G., Rare earth element geochemical characteristics of the late Permian Badamlu karst bauxite deposit, NW Iran, Journal of African Earth Sciences (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.103974. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.