Process Mineralogy of Mud Fraction in Deep Sea Rare Earth

Li Xiaoyu; Xiong Wenliang; Lu Lei; Yu Miao; Wang Fenlian; Chen Da

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-6532.2023.05.018

2023 No. 5

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Li Xiaoyu, Xiong Wenliang, Lu Lei, Yu Miao, Wang Fenlian, Chen Da. Process Mineralogy of Mud Fraction in Deep Sea Rare Earth[J]. Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources, 2023, 44(5): 100-105. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6532.2023.05.018

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Li Xiaoyu, Xiong Wenliang, Lu Lei, Yu Miao, Wang Fenlian, Chen Da. Process Mineralogy of Mud Fraction in Deep Sea Rare Earth[J]. Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources, 2023, 44(5): 100-105. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6532.2023.05.018

Process Mineralogy of Mud Fraction in Deep Sea Rare Earth

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Institute of Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Rare Earth Resources Application Technology Innovation Center of China Geological Survey, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Chengdu Institute of Geology and Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Guangdong Laboratory of Southern Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Received Date: 21 March 2022

Publish Date: 25 October 2023

Abstract

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This is an essay in the field of process mineralogy. Deep sea rare earths are the fourth deep-sea mineral resource after polymetallic nodules, cobalt rich crusts and polymetallic sulphides. Taking the mud grade components of deep-sea sediments in the Western Pacific as the research object, this paper finds out that the sediment type of the sample is medium-grade deep-sea clay sediment, and the main elements in the mud grade samples are Al, Si, Fe, Mn, Na, Mg, K, etc, The main mineral phases are amorphous quartz, feldspar, clay minerals (illite (11.4%), montmorillonite (16%), clinoptilolite (20%) and calcium cruciform zeolite. The M/I ratio of the sample is 1.40, suggesting that it may be affected by volcanic materials. The mud fraction is mostly composed of aggregate particles formed by clay minerals and amorphous quartz. The fine apatite particles are embedded in the aggregate in a star shape, and REY may be mainly enriched in apatite particles.
- Deep-sea sediments /
- Rare earths /
- Process mineralogy /
- Amorphous quartz /
- Clay minerals

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