Are Clay Minerals the Primary Control on the Oceanic Rare Earth Element Budget?

The rare earth elements (REEs) are an important tool for understanding biogeochemical cycling and sedimentary processes in the global ocean. However, ambiguities in the marine REE budgets, including questions around the dominant source of REEs to the ocean, hinder the application of this tool. A bot...

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Main Authors: April N. Abbott, Stefan Löhr, Megan Trethewy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00504/full