Global Distribution and Formation Mechanisms of Deep-Sea REY-Rich Sediments: Insights into Carriers and Resource Implications

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0010-x

• Zhihao Li¹ , 
• Xiaolei Liu^{1,2,3 ,  ,}  , 
• Ying Lai⁴ , 
• Jifu Yin⁵ , 
• Hao Zheng⁶ , 
• Jianan Li⁷ , 
• Xingsen Guo^{1,7,2,8,9 ,  ,} 

• 1 Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Engineering Geology and the Environment, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;

• 2 State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China;

• 3 Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572024, China;

• 4 Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom;

• 5 Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom;

• 6 Center for Hypergravity Experimental and Interdisciplinary Research, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China;

• 7 National Engineering Research Center of Dredging Technology and Equipment, Shanghai, 201208, China;

• 8 Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China;

• 9 State Key Laboratory of Deep sea Mineral Resources Development and Utilization Technology, 966 Lushan South Road, Changsha 410012, Hunan, China;