“…6). Losses of REE from the parent material due to weathering has been demonstrated not only for Podzols (Vodyanitskii et al, 2010, Vodyanitskii et al, 2011 but also for other different soil types developed on various parent materials such as granodiorite, Archean granite, serpentinite, shale, etc. (Nesbitt, 1979, Marsh, 1991, Prudencio et al, 1993, Mongelli, 1993, Panahi et al, 2000, Aubert et al, 2001, Ndjigui et al, 2008, Ma et al, 2011.…”