The Characteristics of the Rare Earth Elements in the Surface Sediments on the Western South Yellow Sea

Abstract:

Analyses of Rare Earth Element were made for the 486 surface samples from the western South Yellow Sea in this paper. It was found that the grain size dominates the distribution of the elements. Their contents rise with the decrease of the mean grain size. Their contents was also effected by the minerals at certain stations. The parameters of the Rare Earth Element denote the surface sediments are mostly from Yellow River in the study area.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 955-959)
• Pages: 427-430
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.955-959.427
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Zhen Ya Dou, Gang Xu, Jiao Wang*
• Keywords: Provenance Analyses, Rare Earth Elements, Sedimentary Characteristics, South Yellow Sea

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