Cerium occurs as cerium-phosphate clusters around bioapatite nanocrystals in deep-sea sediments

Cerium occurs as cerium-phosphate clusters around bioapatite nanocrystals in deep-sea sediments

Abstract Deep-sea mud is rich in rare-earth elements, primarily found in fluorapatite, a mineral deposit that forms over hundreds of thousands to millions of years through the accumulation of fish remains. After fish die, biogenic apatite captures rare earth elements from seawater on the seafloor an...

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Main Authors: Alain Manceau, Anne-Claire Gaillot, Jianlin Liao, Yan Li, Olivier Mathon, Kirill A. Lomachenko, Pieter Glatzel, Alexandre Simionovici, Mélanie Balvay, Sophie A. L. Paul, Andrea Koschinsky, Stephan N. Steinmann
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02439-2
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