Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China.
The Kuanyu ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposit, Sichuan's first economically viable resource of its type, remains underexplored in terms of REE fractionation and enrichment mechanisms within its weathering profiles. This study systematically resolves REE speciation patterns and ligh...
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| description | The Kuanyu ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposit, Sichuan's first economically viable resource of its type, remains underexplored in terms of REE fractionation and enrichment mechanisms within its weathering profiles. This study systematically resolves REE speciation patterns and light-to-heavy REE (LREE/HREE) differentiation processes, advancing the metallogenic framework fo r such deposits. Analytical results demonstrate: (1) A vertically progressive enrichment of LREE-dominated REE concentrations from bedrock to topsoil, with the fully weathered layer serving as the primary enrichment zone; (2) Weathering of primary REE-bearing minerals and subsequent secondary mineral formation as drivers of elemental redistribution; (3) Contrasting controls by clay minerals, iron-manganese oxides, and humic acids-clay minerals preferentially adsorb LREEs, while iron-manganese oxides exhibit stronger HREE affinity through inner-sphere complexation, and humic acids enhance HREE mobility via stable complex formation. These findings establish iron-manganese oxides and organic ligands as dual regulators of REE fractionation, refining predictive models for ion-adsorption REE exploration in granitic weathering systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-846e861bc74645b481a5cf2fe86bb6512025-08-20T03:02:10ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01207e032913810.1371/journal.pone.0329138Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China.Lijun QianLihua OuGuoxin LiXuepeng XiaoBo QianThe Kuanyu ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposit, Sichuan's first economically viable resource of its type, remains underexplored in terms of REE fractionation and enrichment mechanisms within its weathering profiles. This study systematically resolves REE speciation patterns and light-to-heavy REE (LREE/HREE) differentiation processes, advancing the metallogenic framework fo r such deposits. Analytical results demonstrate: (1) A vertically progressive enrichment of LREE-dominated REE concentrations from bedrock to topsoil, with the fully weathered layer serving as the primary enrichment zone; (2) Weathering of primary REE-bearing minerals and subsequent secondary mineral formation as drivers of elemental redistribution; (3) Contrasting controls by clay minerals, iron-manganese oxides, and humic acids-clay minerals preferentially adsorb LREEs, while iron-manganese oxides exhibit stronger HREE affinity through inner-sphere complexation, and humic acids enhance HREE mobility via stable complex formation. These findings establish iron-manganese oxides and organic ligands as dual regulators of REE fractionation, refining predictive models for ion-adsorption REE exploration in granitic weathering systems.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329138 |
| spellingShingle | Lijun Qian Lihua Ou Guoxin Li Xuepeng Xiao Bo Qian Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. PLoS ONE |
| title | Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. |
| title_full | Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. |
| title_fullStr | Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. |
| title_short | Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China. |
| title_sort | fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion adsorption ree deposit dechang sw china |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329138 |
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