Rare Earth Elements: A Tool for Understanding the Behaviour of Trivalent Actinides in the Geosphere

2006 ◽  
Vol 985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belen Buil ◽  
Paloma Gómez ◽  
Antonio Garralón ◽  
M. Jesús Turrero
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Uranium Mine ◽  
Colloidal Transport ◽  
Trivalent Actinides ◽  
Aqueous Complexes ◽  
Ree Patterns

AbstractREE concentrations have been determined in groundwaters, granite and fracture fillings in a restored uranium mine.The granitoids normalized REE patterns of groundwaters show HREE-enrichment and positive Eu anomalies. This suggests that the REE are fractionated during leaching from the source rocks by groundwaters. Preferential leaching of HREE would be consistent with the greater stability of their aqueous complexes compared to those of the LREE, together with the dissolution of certain fracture filling minerals, dissolution/alteration of phyllosilicates and colloidal transport.

scholarly journals Geochemical Characteristics and Tectonic Setting of Amphibolites in Ifewara Area, Ife-Ilesha Schist Belt, Southwestern Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Temidayo Bolarinwa ◽  
Adebimpe Atinuke Adepoju
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Major Element ◽  
Tectonic Setting ◽  
Crustal Contamination ◽  
Geochemical Evolution ◽  
Schist Belt ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Eu Anomaly ◽  
Ree Patterns

Trace and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) data are used to constrain the geochemical evolution of the amphibolites from Ifewara in the Ife-Ilesha schist belt of southwestern Nigeria. The amphibolites can be grouped into banded and sheared amphibolites. Major element data show SiO2 (48.34%), Fe2O3 (11.03-17.88%), MgO (5.76-9.90%), CaO (7.76-18.6%) and TiO2 (0.44-1.77%) contents which are similar to amphibolites in other schist belts in Nigeria. The Al2O3 (2.85-15.55%) content is varied, with the higher values suggesting alkali basalt protolith. Trace and rare earth elements composition reveal Sr (160-1077ppm), Rb (0.5-22.9ppm), Ni (4.7-10.2ppm), Co (12.2-50.9 ppm) and Cr (2-7ppm). Chondrite-normalized REE patterns show that the banded amphibolites have HREE depletion and both negative and positive Eu anomalies while the sheared variety showed slight LREE enrichment with no apparent Eu anomaly. The study amphibolites plot in the Mid Oceanic Ridge Basalts (MORB) and within plate basalt fields on the Zr/Y vs Zr discriminatory diagrams. They are further classified as volcanic arc basalt and E-type MORB on the Th- Hf/3- Ta and the Zr-Nb-Y diagrams. The amphibolites precursor is considered a tholeiitic suite that suffered crustal contamination, during emplacement in a rifted crust.

scholarly journals Geochemical behaviour of Rare Earth Elements (REE) and other trace elements in a former Uranium Mine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Cardenas Niño ◽  
Rosa Marques ◽  
Maria Dias ◽  
Catarina Diamantino ◽  
Edgar Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Uranium Mine ◽  
Geochemical Behaviour

scholarly journals Peculiarities of the distribution of rare-earth elements in the ores of some gold deposits of Eastern Transbaikalia

2018 ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
B. N. Abramov
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Gold Deposits ◽  
Volatile Components ◽  
Magma Chambers ◽  
Eastern Transbaikalia ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Degree Of Differentiation ◽  
Gold Sulfide ◽  
Ree Patterns

The distribution of rare-earth elements (REE) in ores of gold deposits of East Transbaikalia has shown that the ore-bearing magma chambers have different depths and degrees of differentiation. The greatest degree of differentiation was within the magmatic foci (Eu/Eu* — 0,29—0,32; Rb/Sr — 0,98—1,40), which are the sources of gold-quartz-arsenopyrite ores, the magmatic sources of the gold-quartz and gold-sulfide-quartz ores (Eu/Eu* — 0,53—0,72; Rb/Sr of 0,10 to 0,54) had lesser degree of differentiation. Magma chambers that are sources for the gold-quartz-arsenopyrite ores (Eu/Sm — 0,08—0,14), were at shallower depths than those for gold-quartz and gold-sulfide-quartz ores (Eu/Sm — 0,11—0,19). The formation of gold-quartz-arsenopyrite ores took place at the magma chambers, largely enriched in volatile components, it is indicated by the existence of a significant tetrad effects in REE patterns of (T1-4 - 0,80; 1,15; 1,16).

Analysis of ultra-low level rare earth elements in magnetite samples from banded iron formations using HR-ICP-MS after chemical separation

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 6125-6132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Li ◽  
Xindi Jin ◽  
Bingyu Gao ◽  
Changle Wang ◽  
Lianchang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Reference Materials ◽  
Chemical Separation ◽  
Banded Iron Formations ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Ree Patterns ◽  
Iron Formations

Comparison between the REE data of this work and literature values by Z. S. Yu et al., Sampaio et al., Dulski et al., and Bau et al. in reference materials FER-2 (a) and FER-3 (b) using PAAS-normalized REE patterns.

Petrography and geochemical characteristics of Chang 7 sandstone in Yanhe profile, Ordos Basin: Implication for paleoenvironment and tectonic background

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. T981-T990
Author(s):  
Haijun Gao ◽  
Delu Li ◽  
Dingming Dong ◽  
Hongjun Jing ◽  
Hao Tang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Ordos Basin ◽  
Island Arc ◽  
Geochemical Characteristics ◽  
Hydrocarbon Exploration ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Grain Size Analysis ◽  
Alkaline Basalt

The Chang 7 oil layer from the upper Triassic Yanchang Formation is an important layer for hydrocarbon exploration. Most studies on the Chang 7 oil layer have focused on the source rocks, while research on the sandstone is still inadequate, especially on the petrography and geochemical characteristics. Using seven sandstone samples of the Chang 7 oil layer in the Yanhe profile, the grain-size analysis, major elements, trace elements, and rare earth elements were tested. The results find that the sandstone of fine-grained sediments of the Chang 7 oil layer is dominated by arkose with a minor number of lithic arkose. The range of grain size (Mz) is from 2.72 to 3.92 Φ, and the C value and M value of the sandstone samples suggest characteristics of turbidity deposition. The Al/Si ratios of all of the samples imply high clay mineral content. The results of trace and rare earth elements demonstrate the reducing condition, freshwater, and cold and dry weather. The provenance of the sandstone samples is mainly from island arc acidic volcanic rock, and the type of provenance is mixed with sedimentary rock, granite, and alkaline basalt. The tectonic background is continental island arc. This study provides a systematic geologic foundation for the formation of sandstone of Chang 7 oil layer in Ordos Basin.

Rare Earth Elements in No. 2 Coal of Huangling Mine, Huanglong Coalfield, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 803-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cunliang Zhao ◽  
Dujuan Duan ◽  
Yanheng Li ◽  
Jianya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Ordos Basin ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Geochemical Anomaly ◽  
Metallogenic Belt ◽  
Reported Data

Rare earth elements (REEs) can provide lots of information relevant to the evolution of source rocks, depositional environment, and epigenetic tectonic activity. In this study, 14 bench samples (including 11 coals, 1parting, 1roof and 1floor) of the No. 2 coal seam from Huangling Mine, Huanglong Coalfield, Ordos Basin, China were collected to study the REE geochemistry. The average concentration of REEs is 44.03 μg/g, and it is lower than those in coals of the Chinese and world coal. The coals are enriched in light REEs and the LREEs-HREEs have been highly fractionated, with an average (La/Yb) N of 11.38. The values of Ce/Ce* are more or less than 1 (with an average 0.92) and indicates that the anomaly of Ce is very slight. However, the values of Eu/Eu* (with an average 7.69 of coal) are distinctly higher than reported data of coals. The extremely high contents of Ba caused the geochemical anomaly of REEs. The Ba2+ was origin from the barium metallogenic belt in Qinling Old-upland.

scholarly journals Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings

JOM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
James Vaughan ◽  
Kate Tungpalan ◽  
Anita Parbhakar-Fox ◽  
Weng Fu ◽  
Emma J. Gagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
Uranium Mine ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Metallurgical Process

AbstractRare earth elements are increasingly required for use in modern high-tech components, and primary production is necessary to meet the demand. Reprocessing legacy metallurgical tailings is advantageous, as the material has already been mined, beneficiated, upgraded, and contained in a single accessible location. The Mary Kathleen uranium process tailings in Queensland, Australia, provides an opportunity for this. The geology and historic process methods for the Mary Kathleen uranium mine are described along with known characteristics of the tailings material. Conventional and alternative REE processing options are reviewed, including phyto-extraction and other bio-technologies. Approaches to determining the appropriate pathway forward for Mary Kathleen tailings are then discussed.

Redox conditions of the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway recorded by rare earth elements of Bearpaw molluscan fossils

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 1029-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoneng He ◽  
T.K. Kyser ◽  
W.G.E. Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Oxygen Deficiency ◽  
Redox Conditions ◽  
Subsurface Water ◽  
Western Interior Seaway ◽  
Bottom Part ◽  
Ree Patterns

Understanding the causes of the low-biodiversity faunas in the Western Interior Seaway (WIS), overwhelmingly dominated by ammonite and bivalve molluscs, will help us to understand paleoenvironmental conditions in the WIS. In this study, we examined rare earth elements (REEs) in well-preserved molluscs from the Bearpaw Formation to reconstruct WIS redox conditions. Both nektonic and benthic molluscs share similar REE patterns with enrichment in light REEs. There is only a slight Ce depletion in both types of molluscs, indicating no significant fractionation of Ce from the other REEs. A lack of significant Ce anomalies in molluscs points to oxygen-deficient (probably dysoxic) conditions in the middle to bottom part of the water column where the molluscs lived. Given the general lack of significant Ce anomalies also in molluscs from older formations, oxygen deficiency was likely prevalent in the Late Cretaceous in the WIS. A warmer climate in the Cretaceous is probably a driver of such conditions, as predicted by ocean models. Long-term oxygen deficiency and stratification, inferred from the heterogeneity in δ18O and δ13C values of molluscs, may also imply weak circulation, reducing the exchange of surface water and subsurface water, and the transport of oxygen into the WIS. The oxygen deficiency and weak circulation of the seaway is also expressed in the general characteristics of faunas and possibly Bearpaw sedimentary rocks. Oxygen deficiency rather than the brackish water conditions may have been largely responsible, therefore, for the low diversity of the WIS fauna.

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