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Hui, Bo, Gong, Daxing, Xu, Lu, Lai, Yang, Qin, Jianhua, Xu, Ying, Yang, Wei, Lin, Haitao (2024) Sediment-Hosted Rare-Earth Elements Mineralization from the Dian-Qian District, Southwest China: Mineralogy and Mode of Occurrence. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090903

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TitleSediment-Hosted Rare-Earth Elements Mineralization from the Dian-Qian District, Southwest China: Mineralogy and Mode of Occurrence
JournalMinerals
AuthorsHui, BoAuthor
Gong, DaxingAuthor
Xu, LuAuthor
Lai, YangAuthor
Qin, JianhuaAuthor
Xu, YingAuthor
Yang, WeiAuthor
Lin, HaitaoAuthor
Year2024Volume<   14   >
Issue<   9   >
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DOIdoi:10.3390/min14090903Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceHui, Bo, Gong, Daxing, Xu, Lu, Lai, Yang, Qin, Jianhua, Xu, Ying, Yang, Wei, Lin, Haitao (2024) Sediment-Hosted Rare-Earth Elements Mineralization from the Dian-Qian District, Southwest China: Mineralogy and Mode of Occurrence. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090903
Plain TextHui, Bo, Gong, Daxing, Xu, Lu, Lai, Yang, Qin, Jianhua, Xu, Ying, Yang, Wei, Lin, Haitao (2024) Sediment-Hosted Rare-Earth Elements Mineralization from the Dian-Qian District, Southwest China: Mineralogy and Mode of Occurrence. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090903
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Abstract/NotesThe Xuanwei Formation’s claystones in the Dian-Qian District of Southwest China are rich in rare-earth elements (REEs), suggesting their potential as a source of medium and heavy rare earths. However, the REE content in these rocks is lower than other types of rare-earth deposits, and the interrelationship among clay minerals is intricate. There is no direct evidence indicating the mineralization of REEs, limiting their beneficiation and extraction. The objective of this study is the characterization of REE distribution in the Dian-Qian District. The sedimentary rocks in this district are mainly composed of kaolinite, boehmite, quartz, rutile, and pyrite. The results of continuous chemical extraction of REE-rich claystone and transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations have confirmed that REEs occurred as florencite in the rocks, and that the ion-absorption state makes only a negligible contribution to the REE content. A close relationship between florencite and kaolinite makes traditional mineral processing operations very difficult. Combined with the properties of kaolinite, roasting-acid leaching was the efficacious approach for rare-earth resources extracted from the rare earth-rich clay rocks of the Xuanwei Formation.

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Xuanwei Formation, Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, China

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Xuanwei Formation, Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, China Anatase, Böhmite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile


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