Rare-earth element geochemistry of standard sediments: A study using inductively coupled plasma spectrometry

AbstractNew data on rare earth element (REE) concentrations and distribution patterns of columbite-tantalite minerals from Ta-ore provinces worldwide are presented. The REE geochemistry was studied by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Five major types of chondrite-normalized REE distribution patterns are defined for columbite-group minerals (CGM) from lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites and rare-metal granites. Features to discriminate between the types include (1) the shape of the pattern (e.g. flat or concave), (2) calculated ratios between groups of the REE (e.g. heavy REEN/middle REEN), and (3) the presence and intensity of anomalies (e.g. Ce*, Eu*). Four pegmatites in central and southern Africa are used as case studies to discuss application of the types of REE patterns in individual deposits. The REE fractionation during progressive evolution of the melt in a pegmatite body (either Nb → Ta or Fe → Mn fractionation lines, or both) results in smaller heavy REEN/middle REEN ratios whereas replacement of primary CGM by secondary CGM produces modifications in the light REEN patterns and the heavy REEN/middle REEN ratios also. Critical features of REE patterns such as highly variable heavy REEN/middle REEN ratios or striking differences in the appearance of Eu anomalies are discussed considering structural data of the host minerals and the differentiation behaviour of the pegmatitic melt. In general, CGM from each individual Ta-ore province are characterized by a predominance of one type of REE distribution pattern. Consequently, these patterns are suitable for tracing the origin of tantalum ore concentrates (e.g. as a forensic tool).

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Comparison of Minimally Invasive Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry Approaches for Strontium Isotopic Analysis of Medieval Stained Glass with Elevated Rubidium and Rare-Earth Element Concentrations

ACS Omega ◽

10.1021/acsomega.1c01939 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alicia Van Ham-Meert ◽

Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez ◽

Joke Belza ◽

Dan Bevan ◽

Klaus Peter Jochum ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Rare Earth ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Earth Element ◽

Isotopic Analysis ◽

Stained Glass ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry

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Determinations of Rare Earth Element Abundance and U-Pb Age of Zircons Using Multispot Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Analytical Chemistry ◽

10.1021/ac2012448 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 83 (23) ◽

pp. 8892-8899 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Takaomi D. Yokoyama ◽

Toshihiro Suzuki ◽

Yoshiaki Kon ◽

Takafumi Hirata

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Rare Earth ◽

Laser Ablation ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Earth Element ◽

Element Abundance ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Rare Earth Element Abundance

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Synthesis of Rare Earth Element-Iron-Oxygen Ultrafine Particles by Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Relation between Ionic Radius of Rare Earth Element and Products-

Journal of the Society of Powder Technology Japan ◽

10.4164/sptj.40.720 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 40 (10) ◽

pp. 720-728 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Masami Sugasawa ◽

Nobuyuki Kikukawa ◽

Yoshinobu Nagano ◽

Naoyuki Kayano ◽

Takayasu Kimura

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Ultrafine Particles ◽

Ionic Radius ◽

Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled

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Effect of nitric and hydrochloric acids on rare earth element (REE) intensities in inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy ◽

10.1016/0584-8547(94)00019-r ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 50 (4-7) ◽

pp. 323-331 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

I.B. Brenner ◽

J.M. Mermet ◽

I. Segal ◽

G.L. Long

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Earth Element ◽

Emission Spectrometry ◽

Plasma Emission ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Emission Spectrometry

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Trace Rare Earth Element Detection in Food and Agricultural Products Based on Flow Injection Walnut Shell Packed Microcolumn Preconcentration Coupled with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ◽

10.1021/jf2049646 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 60 (12) ◽

pp. 3033-3041 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Yan Li ◽

Jia-lin Yang ◽

Yan Jiang

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Rare Earth ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Flow Injection ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Earth Element ◽

Agricultural Products ◽

Walnut Shell ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry

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Qualitative analysis of the rare earth element by simulation of inductively coupled plasma emission spectra.

BUNSEKI KAGAKU ◽

10.2116/bunsekikagaku.34.10_600 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 34 (10) ◽

pp. 600-605

Author(s):

Masao S. HASHIMOTO ◽

Taeko TOBISHIMA ◽

Seigo KAMITAKE ◽

Kazuo YASUDA

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Earth Element ◽

Emission Spectra ◽

Plasma Emission ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

The Rare Earth

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First occurrence of moskvinite-(Y) in the Ilímaussaq alkaline complex, South Greenland – implications for rare-earth element mobility

Mineralogical Magazine ◽

10.1180/minmag.2016.080.047 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 80 (1) ◽

pp. 31-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Henrik Friis

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Rare Earth Element ◽

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Large Scale ◽

Earth Element ◽

Theoretical Calculations ◽

Alkaline Complex ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry

AbstractMoskvinite-(Y), Na2K(Y,REE)Si6O15, is a rare mineral, which until now has only been described from its type locality Dara-i-Pioz, Tajikistan. At Ilímaussaq moskvinite-(Y) was discovered in a drill core from Kvanefjeld, where it occurs as a replacement mineral associated with a mineral belonging to the britholite group. The composition was determined by a combination of electron probe microanalysis and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyses. The empirical formula based on 15 oxygens is Na1.94K0.99(Y0.94Yb0.03Er0.03Dy0.03Ho0.01Gd0.01)∑1.05Si5.98O15. The coexistence of an almost pure Y and a light rare-earth element (REE) mineral is interpreted as fractionation ofREEand Y during the replacement of an earlier formedREEmineral. Theoretical calculations of the observed replacement of feldspathoids by natrolite show that the generated fluid would have pH > 8, which inhibits large scale mobility ofREE. In addition, a K-Fe sulfide member of the chlorbartonite-bartonite group is for the first time observed in Ilímaussaq where it occurs where sodalite is replaced by natrolite and arfvedsonite by aegirine. The sulfide incorporates the S and some of the Cl generated by the alteration of sodalite, whereas the K and Fe originates from the replacement of arfvedsonite by aegirine.

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