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Title: REE Incorporation into Calcite Individual Crystals as One Time Spike Addition

Journal Article · · Minerals
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/min7110204· OSTI ID:1409791
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  1. Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS (United States). Department of Geosciences
  2. The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA (Australia). ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Experiments on the incorporation of trace elements into calcite were performed, and rare earth elements (REE) were used to mark the growth zones of individual crystals. Experiments were conducted at different pH (7.7 to 8.8) and temperatures (2 °C to 24.6 °C) in NH4Cl + CaCl2 solutions, where REE were rapidly consumed by growing calcite. LA-ICP-MS line-scans yielded the distribution of (REE/Ca)calcite within individual crystals in a manner consistent with the addition of REE into fluid. A sharp decrease of (REE/Ca)calcite toward the crystal edge suggests the fast depletion of (REE/Ca)fluid due to strong REE consumption by growing calcite. An attempt was made to estimate the lower limit of the partition coefficients between calcite and fluid using selected REE/Ca data within individual calcite crystals and the amount of REE added into fluid.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1409791
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-28574
Journal Information:
Minerals, Vol. 7, Issue 11; ISSN 2075-163X
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
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