Controls on the distribution of rare earth elements in deep-sea sediments in the North Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Ore Geology Reviews
• Main Authors: Menendez, Amaya, James, Rachael A., Roberts, Stephen, Peel, Kate, Connelly, Douglas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Pacific; Nares; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514634/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514634/1/Menendez%20MS%20with%20no%20changes%20marked.docx; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.09.036

Deep-sea sediments can contain relatively high concentrations of rare earth elements and yttrium (REY), with a growing interest in their exploitation as an alternative to land-based REY resources. To understand the processes that lead to enrichment of the REY in deep-sea sediments, we have undertake...