[HTML][HTML] Review of rare earth element (REE) adsorption on and desorption from clay minerals: Application to formation and mining of ion-adsorption REE deposits

Z Wu, Y Chen, Y Wang, Y Xu, Z Lin, X Liang… - Ore Geology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption rare earth elements (iREE) deposits are the globally predominant source of
heavy rare earth elements (HREE), which are mainly discovered and mined in southern …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal alteration of allanite promotes the generation of ion-adsorption LREE deposits in South China

X Zhao, NB Li, HC Niu, Y Jiang, S Yan, YY Yang… - Ore Geology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most ion adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposits (> 85%) are light REE (LREE)
enriched, but it is unclear whether the magmatic and hydrothermal activity have a control to …

Organic-mineral colloids regulate the migration and fractionation of rare earth elements in groundwater systems impacted by ion-adsorption deposits mining in South …

XR Liu, WS Liu, M Zhang, C **, KB Ding, AJM Baker… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposits distributed in the subtropics provide a rich
global source of REEs, but in situ injection of REEs extractant into the mine can result in …

Mobilization and fractionation of rare earth elements during experimental bio-weathering of granites

Y He, L Ma, X Li, H Wang, X Liang, J Zhu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Weathering of parent granite is pivotal in the formation of regolith-hosted rare earth elements
(REE) deposits, which provide over 90% of global heavy rare earth elements (HREE) …

Environmental risk assessment of the potential “Chemical Time Bomb” of ion-adsorption type rare earth elements in urban areas

Y Wang, G Wang, M Sun, X Liang, H He, J Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption type rare earth elements (REEs) located in tropical and subtropical zones
have abundant movable and bioavailable ion-exchangeable REEs and could be an …

Microorganisms accelerate REE mineralization in supergene environments

X Li, X Liang, H He, J Li, L Ma, W Tan… - Applied and …, 2022 - journals.asm.org
Exogenic deposits are an important source of rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy
REEs (HREEs). It is generally accepted that microorganisms are able to dissolve minerals …

Accumulation, translocation, and fractionation of rare earth elements (REEs) in fern species of hyperaccumulators and non-hyperaccumulators growing in urban areas

Y Wang, L He, S Dong, H Fu, G Wang, X Liang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The issue of ion-adsorption type rare earth deposits (IADs) in urban areas of South China
has garnered significant attention due to its environmental implications. Hyperaccumulator …

Enrichment of rare earth elements during the weathering of alkaline igneous systems: insights from the Puxiong regolith-hosted rare earth element deposit, SW China

M Wang, MY Hei Li, MF Zhou, JX Zhou… - Economic …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Regolith-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits have been the focus of recent studies.
Most studies concern deposits formed over granites and felsic volcanic rocks, but little is …

Are South China granites special in forming ion-adsorption REE deposits?

G Chu, H Chen, Y Feng, C Wu, S Li, Y Zhang… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ion-adsorption REE deposits associated with clay minerals are the main global HREE
producer. The majority of these deposits are formed by the weathering of granites in South …

Lithium-rich claystone in **guo area, Guangxi, southwest China: precursor kaolinite controls lithium enrichment

K Ling, H Wen, T Han, Z Lu, Y Cui, C Luo, W Yu - Mineralium Deposita, 2024 - Springer
Abstract We investigated Late Permian Li-rich claystones with up to 1.05 wt% Li2O (average:
0.45 wt% Li2O) in the **guo area in Guangxi, southwest China. Our results show that …