AMAZON DEEP-SEA FAN MUDS - LIGHT REE ENRICHED PRODUCTS OF EXTREME CHEMICAL-WEATHERING

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作者
NESBITT, HW [1 ]
MACRAE, ND [1 ]
KRONBERG, BI [1 ]
机构
[1] LAKEHEAD UNIV,DEPT GEOL,THUNDER BAY P7B 5E1,ONTARIO,CANADA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0012-821X(90)90180-6
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Pleistocene muds collected over a wide area of the Amazon deep-sea fan display light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment patterns when normalized to the North American shale composite (NASC). The patterns appear to reflect the results of extreme in-situ weathering combined with particle size sorting rather than source rock composition or diagenetic processes. This explanation is supported by the mineralogical and major element compositions of the muds; they are highly aluminous (20-26% Al2O3) and contain large amounts of kaolinite. © 1990.
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