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The distribution of rare earth elements and yttrium in water-rock interactions: field observations and experiments

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Water-Rock Interaction

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The partition of REE and Y abundances between the source rock and the aqueous phase has been studied in natural water and steam ranging from 10 to 400°C. Rare earth elements (REE) and Y abundances in aqueous fluids show a variability over 6 orders of magnitudes. For grouping of waters according to their source rocks, the patterns of REY/Ca ratio are much more appropriate than the conventional REY abundance patterns. Waters from mafic igneous rocks show higher REY/Ca ratios than those from granites. REY/Ca ratios in waters from metamorphites are lower than those of the igneous counterparts. Experimental leaching of the source rocks at pH values of about 3 yield patterns that differ from those of the natural fluids. Only natural acidic waters approach the results of the leaching experiments. The leaching results give insight into the distribution of REY in rocks and aids the interpretation of the anomalous behaviour of Eu, Ce, and Y. Anomalies inherited from the source rock can be distinguished from those acquired during fluid migration. Leachates only show inherited ones, whereas both types of anomalies occur in the natural waters. By comparing REY/Ca ratios of leachates and waters dimensionless retention factors of REY by rocks are defined, which are normally in the range of 102 to 104, which is mainly due to pH differences between natural and experimental leaching.

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Möller, P. (2002). The distribution of rare earth elements and yttrium in water-rock interactions: field observations and experiments. In: Stober, I., Bucher, K. (eds) Water-Rock Interaction. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0438-1_4

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