USE OF ELEMENT-MINERAL CORRELATIONS TO INVESTIGATE FRACTIONATION OF RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS IN FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS

被引:2
作者
TEMPLE, JT [1 ]
WALSH, JN [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON, ROYAL HOLLOWAY & BEDFORD NEW COLL, DEPT GEOL, EGHAM TW20 0EX, SURREY, ENGLAND
关键词
REE; FRACTIONATION; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS; ELEMENT MINERAL CORRELATIONS;
D O I
10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.01
中图分类号
P57 [矿物学];
学科分类号
070901 ;
摘要
Relative concentrations of elements in the minerals of fine-grained sediments can be inferred from element-mineral correlation coefficients. The technique is applied to the distribution of REE in Middle Ordovician shales from South Wales analysed by ICPAES, Leco C/S125 and XRD. Phosphate and chlorite show mid-REE enrichment; muscovite+biotite shows mid-REE depletion. The complementarity of the chlorite and muscovite+biotite patterns may be due to fractionation during diagenetic recrystallisation. Partial correlation analysis is used to infer the presence of zircon.
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