Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Phosphatic Rocks in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Hushan Section from the Yangtze Gorges Area, South China

Hong Xin; Shaoyong Jiang; Jinghong Yang; Heping Wu; Daohui Pi

doi:10.1007/s12583-015-0653-5

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Hong Xin, Shaoyong Jiang, Jinghong Yang, Heping Wu, Daohui Pi. Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Phosphatic Rocks in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Hushan Section from the Yangtze Gorges Area, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(2): 204-210. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0653-5

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Hong Xin, Shaoyong Jiang, Jinghong Yang, Heping Wu, Daohui Pi. Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Phosphatic Rocks in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Hushan Section from the Yangtze Gorges Area, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(2): 204-210. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0653-5

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Hong Xin, Shaoyong Jiang, Jinghong Yang, Heping Wu, Daohui Pi. Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Phosphatic Rocks in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Hushan Section from the Yangtze Gorges Area, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2016, 27(2): 204-210. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0653-5

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Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of Phosphatic Rocks in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Hushan Section from the Yangtze Gorges Area, South China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0653-5

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State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Strategic Mineral Resources, Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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Corresponding author: Shaoyong Jiang, shyjiang@cug.edu.cn
Received Date: 19 Apr 2015
Accepted Date: 01 Jul 2015
Publish Date: 01 Apr 2016

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Phosphatic rocks are widely distributed in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in Yangtze Gorges Area, South China. In this study, rare earth element geochemistry of eight phosphatic rock samples from the Hushan Section has been studied. All the samples display typical hat-shaped REE patterns, moderate negative Ce anomalies (Ce/Ce^*=0.55 to 0.67), slightly positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu^*=1.05 to 1.22) and low Y/Ho ratios (38.2±5.6). The hat-shaped REE patterns indicate diagenetic alteration of the primary REE signatures, which coincides with detrital siliciclastic sources of REE based on the Y/Ho ratios. The degree of Negative Ce anomalies and positive Eu anomalies may have recorded the redox features of diagenetic fluids, suggesting an anoxic environment during the phosphogenesis processes in Neoproterozoic Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation, South China. The geochemical comparison between the Lower Phosphorite Layer and Upper Phosphorite Layer at Hushan indicates a greater degree of diagenesis occurred in the Upper Layer than the Lower one. Besides the terrigenous sources of REE, organic materials could have also played a role on the REE characteristics.
- phosphatic rocks,
- rare earth element,
- Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation,
- Yangtze Gorges area

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