REE investigatious of apatites from two series of granitic rocks, including more than ten types of rock and several tons of rack masses in eight south China's provinces permit us to have come to some new understan...REE investigatious of apatites from two series of granitic rocks, including more than ten types of rock and several tons of rack masses in eight south China's provinces permit us to have come to some new understanding abd hence the following conclusions have been drawn. Apatitos from different series of granitic rocks show significant differences in REE distribution, probably due to different source materials. Therefore, REE distribution characteristics can he used to distinguish source-different granitic rocks. The apatites in granites of the Nanling series (derived from the shallow erust) have a lower eontont of ∑REE (4571 ppm on everage). In the apatites Y is the highest of the REE group.∑Y is rich relative to ∑ Ce, thua giving rise to relatively low ∑ Ce/∑Y ratio (0.68 on average) Eu shows strong depletion, and..5 Eu is extremely law (0.135 on average).The REE distribution patterns are represented by the “V”-shaped symmetric curves.The apatites in granitos of the Changjiang (Yangtze) series are relatively high in ∑REE (8571.3 ppm on average) Ce is the highest of the REE group. ∑Ce is rich relative to ∑Y and the ∑Ce/∑Y is relatively high (7.15 an average) in the apatites from the Yangtze series. The chondrite-normalized REE distribution patterus are charactorized by the rightward-inclined curves.展开更多
文摘REE investigatious of apatites from two series of granitic rocks, including more than ten types of rock and several tons of rack masses in eight south China's provinces permit us to have come to some new understanding abd hence the following conclusions have been drawn. Apatitos from different series of granitic rocks show significant differences in REE distribution, probably due to different source materials. Therefore, REE distribution characteristics can he used to distinguish source-different granitic rocks. The apatites in granites of the Nanling series (derived from the shallow erust) have a lower eontont of ∑REE (4571 ppm on everage). In the apatites Y is the highest of the REE group.∑Y is rich relative to ∑ Ce, thua giving rise to relatively low ∑ Ce/∑Y ratio (0.68 on average) Eu shows strong depletion, and..5 Eu is extremely law (0.135 on average).The REE distribution patterns are represented by the “V”-shaped symmetric curves.The apatites in granitos of the Changjiang (Yangtze) series are relatively high in ∑REE (8571.3 ppm on average) Ce is the highest of the REE group. ∑Ce is rich relative to ∑Y and the ∑Ce/∑Y is relatively high (7.15 an average) in the apatites from the Yangtze series. The chondrite-normalized REE distribution patterus are charactorized by the rightward-inclined curves.
