Rare earth elements (REE)-Minerals in the Silius fluorite vein system (Sardinia, Italy)

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Mondillo, N. ^{[1
,2
]}

Boni, M. ^{[1
]}

Balassone, G. ^{[1
]}

Spoleto, S. ^{[1
]}

Stellato, F. ^{[1
]}

Marino, A. ^{[3
]}

Santoro, L. ^{[2
]}

Spratt, J. ^{[2
]}

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[1] Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Mezzocannone 8, Napoli,80134, Italy

[2] Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London,SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

[3] Fluorite di Silius S.p.A. Viale Merello 14, Cagliari,09023, Italy

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Ore Geology Reviews | 2016年 / 74卷

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The Silius vein system; located in SE Sardinia (Italy) is analogous to other late- to post-Hercynian mineral systems of this type in Europe. The Silius system consists of two main veins; characterized by several generations of fluorite; calcite and quartz; with initial ribbon-like geometries; followed by breccias and cockade-like textures. In this study; aimed at investigating the REE concentrations in the Silius vein system; a REE average of ~800ppm (locally σREE >1500ppm) has been observed in the carbonate gangue of the fluorite orebody. These amounts are related to the presence of the REE-bearing minerals synchysite-(Ce) and xenotime-(Y). The chemical composition of synchysite-(Ce) has been obtained by wavelength dispersive spectrometry (WDS). The average synchysite-(Ce) formula; built on the basis of (CO3)2F and 5 negative charges; is Ca1.07(La0.19; Ce0.36; Pr0.04; Nd0.15; Sm0.03; Gd0.03; Y0.13)(CO3)2F. From their geochemical characteristics; and their textural relationships with other gangue phases; it is likely that synchysite-(Ce) and xenotime-(Y) formed at the same P-T-X conditions as the other minerals of the Silius fluorite mineralization. Synchysite-(Ce) and xenotime-(Y) at Silius could be related to a local circulation phenomenon; where the REE are derived from a REE-bearing source rock in the basement of southeastern Sardinia; which has been leached by the same fluids precipitating the fluorite/calcite mineralization. REE concentrations contained in the carbonate gangue of still unexploited parts of the Silius vein deposit; as well as in dumps and tailings accumulated during past fluorite processing; could possibly represent a sub-economic by-product of the fluorite exploitation. © 2015 Elsevier B.V;

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