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The distribution patterns of rare earth metals (REM) in the rocks of the Kugda massif (Polar Siberia) are assessed. The REM content decreases from early olivinite rocks, containing, on average, 1938 ppm, to the end products of syenite differentiation and increases again in carbonatites. The difference in the distribution coefficients of light and heavy rare earth metals is the reason for the noticeable fractionation of these elements during the evolution of the magmatic system of the Kugda massif. The ratio of light REM to heavy Ce/Yb drops by almost an order of magnitude in later differentiation products. The main process of the Kugda massif formation was continuous crystallization differentiation, characterized by a wide crystallization field of perovskite. An interesting feature of the process is the very early crystallization of perovskite, associated with the high potential of carbon dioxide.
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This work supported by a State Assignment, project no. 0137-2019-0014.
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Kogarko, L.N. Geochemistry of Rare Earth Metals in the Ultrabasic–Alkaline–Carbonatite Complex of Kugda (Polar Siberia). Dokl. Earth Sc. 501, 1020–1022 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X21120059
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X21120059