Rare earth element enrichment in sedimentary phosphorites formed during the Precambrian–Cambrian transition, Southwest China

Numerous sedimentary phosphorites in Southwest China were formed around the Precambrian–Cambrian transition (PC–C), including the upper Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation and lower Cambrian Gezhongwu Formation. The Gezhongwu phosphorites in Zhijin exhibit marked rare earth element (REE) enrichment (>...

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Main Authors: Jieqi Xing, Yuhang Jiang, Haiyang Xian, Wubin Yang, Yiping Yang, Hecai Niu, Hongping He, Jianxi Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987123002335