Rare earth element distribution in some hydrothermal minerals: evidence for crystallographic control

Details Rare earth element distribution in some hydrothermal minerals: evidence for crystallographic control Rare earth element distribution in some hydrothermal minerals: evidence for crystallographic control

Jul 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980gecoa..44..973m&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 44, Issue 7, pp.973-980

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Rare earth element (REE) abundances were measured by neutron activation analysis in anhydrite (CaSO 4 ), barite (BaSO 4 ), siderite (FeCO 3 ) and galena (PbS). A simple crystal-chemical model qualitatively describes the relative affinities for REE substitution in anhydrite, barite, and siderite. When normalized to `crustal' abundances (as an approximation to the hydrothermal fluid REE pattern), log REE abundance is a surprisingly linear function of (ionic radius of major cation--ionic radius of REE) 2 for the three hydrothermal minerals, individually and collectively. An important exception, however, is Eu, which is anomalously enriched in barite and depleted in siderite relative to REE of neighboring atomic number and trivalent ionic radius. In principle, REE analyses of suitable pairs of co-existing hydrothermal minerals, combined with appropriate experimental data, could yield both the REE content and the temperature of the parental hydrothermal fluid. The REE have only very weak chalcophilic tendencies, and this is reflected by the very low abundances in galena--La, 0.6 ppb; Sm, 0.06 ppb; the remainder are below detection limits.

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