Data from the Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund project: WREED Weathering and secondary processes in the development of carbonatite-hosted REE-resources (NERC Grant NE/V008935/1)

Analyses of archive rock and soil samples from the Mushgai Khudug (Mongolia), Dalucao, Miaoya and Lizhuang (China) rare earth element deposits. Data characterise mineralogy, bulk rock geochemistry and sequential leaching experiments on laterite, weathered rock and soil overlying carbonatite related REE deposits. The data was collected to determine enrichment and depletion of the REE relative to bedrock, the mineral host of REE and the ease of extraction.

Date (Creation): 2023-10-27

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608149

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University of Brighton	Martin Smith	not available	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

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Geology

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Carbonatite
Laterites
Secondary minerals
NGDC Deposited Data
Rare earth elements

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NGDC Deposited Data

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NERC_DDC

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Language: English

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Geographic identifier: CHINA [id=501000]
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Geographic identifier: CHN
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: CN
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: EAST ASIA [id=500000]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Begin date: 2021-09-01

End date: 2022-03-31

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	https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item182810	Data

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Title: INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass: No

Statement: Sample mineralogy was determined by X-ray diffraction and Scanning Electron microscopy (backscattered electron imaging and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry). Reconnaissance geochemistry was analysed by PXRF. Bulk rock geochemistry by lithium metaborate fusion, nitric acid digestion followed by ICP-MS. Mineral host and leaching behaviour of the REE was determined using a procedure modified from the BCR701 standard sequential extraction methodology. The sequence of extractants was acetic acid (for reactive carbonate hosted), ammonium sulphate solution (for ion exchangable clay hosted), hydrogen peroxide/ammonium acetate (for oxidisable sulphide and organic matter hosted), hydroxylammonium chloride (for reducible oxide hosted). All leachates where analysed using ICP-MS.