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- Title
Rare Earth Elements Geochemistry and 234 U/ 238 U, 235 U/ 238 U Isotope Ratios of the Kanyakumari Beach Placer Deposits: Occurrence and Provenance.
- Authors
Natarajan, Thennaarassan; Inoue, Kazumasa; Sahoo, Sarata Kumar
- Abstract
Geochemical studies of rare earth elements (REEs) as well as major and trace elements were conducted on the beach placer sands from the Kanyakumari coastal region, a well-known high background natural radiation area (HBNRA). For the first time, uranium isotope ratios (234U/238U and 235U/238U) were determined in the study area to investigate the provenance and leaching of U from the beach sands. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used for the measurement of REEs and trace elements whereas thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) was used for the measurement of U isotope ratios. ∑REEs were found to be in the range of 778.93 to 15,007. 54 µg/g, whereas ∑Light REEs were in the range of 770.58 to 14,860.80 µg/g and ∑Heavy REEs varied from 8.35 to 146.74 µg/g. The enrichment factor showed the LREEs Th and U were extremely enriched in the Kanyakumari beach placer sands. The 235U/238U isotope ratios were similar to the natural terrestrial ratio value. The 234U/238U activity ratio varied from 0.995 to 1.071, and showed the prevailing secular equilibrium among them. The δ238U results could, to some extent, explain the U fractionation and source.
- Subjects
RARE earth metals; INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry; GEOCHEMISTRY; URANIUM; NEODYMIUM isotopes; URANIUM isotopes; ISOTOPES
- Publication
Minerals (2075-163X), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 7, p886
- ISSN
2075-163X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/min13070886