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REE/trace element characteristics of sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin

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The major elements, trace elements and REEs were analyzed on the samples collected from the sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin to constrain the mechanism of uranium enrichment. The total REE amount ranges from 36.7 to 701.8 μg/g and the REE distribution patterns of the sandstone-type uranium samples are characterized by LREE enrichment and high REE depletion. The results also indicated a high Y abundance and Eu anomalies between 0.77–1.81. High-precision ICP-MS results showed that U abundances are within the range of 0.73–150 μg/g, showing some strong correlation between U enrichment and related elements such as Ti, V, Zr, Mo, and Au. In addition, Th abundance is correlated with ΣREE.

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Ling Mingxing  (凌明星) & Yang Xiaoyong  (杨晓勇)

  2. Research Center of Oil and Natural Gases, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Ling Mingxing  (凌明星) & Yang Xiaoyong  (杨晓勇)

  3. Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710069, China

    Sun Wei  (孙卫), Miao Jianyu  (苗建宇) & Liu Chiyang  (刘池阳)

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This study is supported by the Chinese 973 National Key Research and Development Program (2003CB214606) on Accumulation and Formation of Multi-Energy Mineral Deposits Coexisting in the same Basin and Open Foundation of the State Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11631-007-0214-4.

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Ling, M., Yang, X., Sun, W. et al. REE/trace element characteristics of sandstone-type uranium deposits in the Ordos Basin. Chin. J. of Geochem. 25, 355–365 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-006-0354-y

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