Review of Rare Earths and Fluid-Rock Interaction
来源期刊：JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS2002年第6期
论文作者：刘丛强 凌其聪
Key words：rare earths; REE behavior; fluid-rock interaction; geochemistry;
Abstract: As demonstrated by a great amount of geologic and experimental evidences, RE of rock systems may be mobilized during fluid-rock interaction when solutions are rich in F-, Cl-, CO32-, HCO3-, CO2, HPO42-, HS-, S2-, SO42-, though little has been known about the mobilizing mechanism of these anions or ligands. The fractionation of RE resulted from hydrothermal alterations, i. e., fluid-rock interactions, are distinctive. One set of field data implies the preferential mobility of the LRE, while another set of field observations demonstrates the dominant mobilization of the HRE, and some theoretical prediction is not consistent with the field evidence. The Eu anomalies caused by fluid-rock interaction are complex and compelling explanation is not available due to inadequate experimental approaches. To know the exact behavior of RE during fluid-rock interaction and to solve the contradiction between some theoretical predictions and field observations, the following works remain to be done: (1) experimental investigations of RE mobility and fractionation as a function of fluid chemistry, e.g., the activity of F-, Cl-, CO32-, HCO3-, CO2, HPO42-, HS-, S2-, SO42-, etc.; (2) experimental determination of RE mobility and fractionation as a function of T, P, pH, Eh and water/rock ratios; (3) investigation of the mechanism and the controlling factors of RE partitioning between hydrothermal minerals and fluids. It was demonstrated that RE mobility is a potentially useful method for exploration.
刘丛强1，凌其聪1
(1.Laboratory for Study of the Earth′s Interior and Geofluids, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China;
2.China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China)
Abstract:As demonstrated by a great amount of geologic and experimental evidences, RE of rock systems may be mobilized during fluid-rock interaction when solutions are rich in F-, Cl-, CO32-, HCO3-, CO2, HPO42-, HS-, S2-, SO42-, though little has been known about the mobilizing mechanism of these anions or ligands. The fractionation of RE resulted from hydrothermal alterations, i. e., fluid-rock interactions, are distinctive. One set of field data implies the preferential mobility of the LRE, while another set of field observations demonstrates the dominant mobilization of the HRE, and some theoretical prediction is not consistent with the field evidence. The Eu anomalies caused by fluid-rock interaction are complex and compelling explanation is not available due to inadequate experimental approaches. To know the exact behavior of RE during fluid-rock interaction and to solve the contradiction between some theoretical predictions and field observations, the following works remain to be done: (1) experimental investigations of RE mobility and fractionation as a function of fluid chemistry, e.g., the activity of F-, Cl-, CO32-, HCO3-, CO2, HPO42-, HS-, S2-, SO42-, etc.; (2) experimental determination of RE mobility and fractionation as a function of T, P, pH, Eh and water/rock ratios; (3) investigation of the mechanism and the controlling factors of RE partitioning between hydrothermal minerals and fluids. It was demonstrated that RE mobility is a potentially useful method for exploration.
Key words:rare earths; REE behavior; fluid-rock interaction; geochemistry;
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