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Title: Optimized thermodynamic properties of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REEOH2+) and experimental database for modeling the solubility of REE phosphate minerals (monazite, xenotime, and rhabdophane) from 25 to 300 °C

Abstract

Rare earth elements (REE) are critical elements found in monazite, xenotime, and hydrated REE phosphates which typically form in hydrothermal mineral deposits. Accurate predictions of the solubility of these REE phosphates and the speciation of REE in aqueous fluids are both key to understanding the controls on the transport, fractionation, and deposition of REE in natural systems. Previous monazite and xenotime solubility experiments indicate the presence of large discrepancies between experimentally derived solubility constants versus calculated solubilities by combining different data sources for the thermodynamic properties of minerals and aqueous species at hydrothermal conditions. In this study, these discrepancies were resolved by using the program GEMSFITS to optimize the standard partial molal Gibbs energy of formation (Δf298) of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REE hydroxyl complexes) at 298.15 K and 1 bar while keeping the thermodynamic properties fixed for the REE phosphates. A comprehensive experimental database was compiled using solubility data available between 25 and 300 °C. The latter permits conducting thermodynamic parameter optimization of Δf298 for REE aqueous species. Optimal matching of the rhabdophane solubility data between 25 and 100 °C requires modifying the Δf298 values of REE3+ by 1–6 kJ/mol, whereas matching of the monazite solubility data betweenmore » 100 and 300 °C requires modifying the Δf298 values of both REE3+ and REEOH2+ by ~ 2–10 kJ/mol and ~15–31 kJ/mol, respectively. For xenotime, adjustments of Δf298 values by 1–26 kJ/mol are only necessary for the REE3+ species. The optimizations indicate that the solubility of monazite in acidic solutions is controlled by the light (L)REE3+ species at <150 °C and the LREEOH2+ species at >150 °C, whereas the solubility of xenotime is controlled by the heavy (H)REE3+ species between 25 and 300 °C. Based on the optimization results, we conclude that the revised Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers equation of state does not reliably predict the thermodynamic properties of REE3+, REEOH2+, and likely other REE hydroxyl species at hydrothermal conditions. We therefore provide an experimental database (ThermoExp_REE) as a basic framework for future updates, extensions with other ligands, and optimizations as new experimental REE data become available. Furthermore, the optimized thermodynamic properties of aqueous species and minerals are available open access to accurately predict the solubility of REE phosphates in fluid-rock systems.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States); Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (United States)
  2. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States)
  3. Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland)
  4. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (United States)
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Research Org.:
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)
OSTI Identifier:
2280940
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0022269; SC0021106
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemical Geology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 643; Related Information: Gysi, A.P., Hurtig, N.C., Pan, R., Miron, G.D., and Kulik, D.A., 2023, MINES thermodynamic database, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, version 23, https://doi.org/10.58799/mines-tdb; Journal ID: ISSN 0009-2541
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; Rare earth elements; monazite; xenotime; thermodynamic; geochemical modeling; critical minerals; thermodynamic database; hydrothermal fluids; rhabdophane

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Pan, Ruiguang, Gysi, Alexander P., Miron, George D., and Zhu, Chen. Optimized thermodynamic properties of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REEOH2+) and experimental database for modeling the solubility of REE phosphate minerals (monazite, xenotime, and rhabdophane) from 25 to 300 °C. United States: N. p., 2023. Web. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121817.
Pan, Ruiguang, Gysi, Alexander P., Miron, George D., & Zhu, Chen. Optimized thermodynamic properties of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REEOH2+) and experimental database for modeling the solubility of REE phosphate minerals (monazite, xenotime, and rhabdophane) from 25 to 300 °C. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121817
Pan, Ruiguang, Gysi, Alexander P., Miron, George D., and Zhu, Chen. Sat . "Optimized thermodynamic properties of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REEOH2+) and experimental database for modeling the solubility of REE phosphate minerals (monazite, xenotime, and rhabdophane) from 25 to 300 °C". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121817.
@article{osti_2280940,
title = {Optimized thermodynamic properties of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REEOH2+) and experimental database for modeling the solubility of REE phosphate minerals (monazite, xenotime, and rhabdophane) from 25 to 300 °C},
author = {Pan, Ruiguang and Gysi, Alexander P. and Miron, George D. and Zhu, Chen},
abstractNote = {Rare earth elements (REE) are critical elements found in monazite, xenotime, and hydrated REE phosphates which typically form in hydrothermal mineral deposits. Accurate predictions of the solubility of these REE phosphates and the speciation of REE in aqueous fluids are both key to understanding the controls on the transport, fractionation, and deposition of REE in natural systems. Previous monazite and xenotime solubility experiments indicate the presence of large discrepancies between experimentally derived solubility constants versus calculated solubilities by combining different data sources for the thermodynamic properties of minerals and aqueous species at hydrothermal conditions. In this study, these discrepancies were resolved by using the program GEMSFITS to optimize the standard partial molal Gibbs energy of formation (ΔfG°298) of REE aqueous species (REE3+ and REE hydroxyl complexes) at 298.15 K and 1 bar while keeping the thermodynamic properties fixed for the REE phosphates. A comprehensive experimental database was compiled using solubility data available between 25 and 300 °C. The latter permits conducting thermodynamic parameter optimization of ΔfG°298 for REE aqueous species. Optimal matching of the rhabdophane solubility data between 25 and 100 °C requires modifying the ΔfG°298 values of REE3+ by 1–6 kJ/mol, whereas matching of the monazite solubility data between 100 and 300 °C requires modifying the ΔfG°298 values of both REE3+ and REEOH2+ by ~ 2–10 kJ/mol and ~15–31 kJ/mol, respectively. For xenotime, adjustments of ΔfG°298 values by 1–26 kJ/mol are only necessary for the REE3+ species. The optimizations indicate that the solubility of monazite in acidic solutions is controlled by the light (L)REE3+ species at <150 °C and the LREEOH2+ species at >150 °C, whereas the solubility of xenotime is controlled by the heavy (H)REE3+ species between 25 and 300 °C. Based on the optimization results, we conclude that the revised Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers equation of state does not reliably predict the thermodynamic properties of REE3+, REEOH2+, and likely other REE hydroxyl species at hydrothermal conditions. We therefore provide an experimental database (ThermoExp_REE) as a basic framework for future updates, extensions with other ligands, and optimizations as new experimental REE data become available. Furthermore, the optimized thermodynamic properties of aqueous species and minerals are available open access to accurately predict the solubility of REE phosphates in fluid-rock systems.},
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journal = {Chemical Geology},
number = ,
volume = 643,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2023},
month = {Sat Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2023}
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