Rare earth element characteristics of Pahang River and Kelantan River sediments and their tracing implication

Wu Kaikai; Liu Shengfa; Jin Aimin; Lou Zhanghua; Wu Bin; Li Jingrui; Zhang Hui; Fang Xisheng; Che Abd.Rahim Bin Mohamed; Shi Xuefa

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Wu Kaikai，Liu Shengfa，Jin Aimin, et al. Rare earth element characteristics of Pahang River and Kelantan River sediments and their tracing implication[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2019, 41(7)：77–91，doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253−4193.2019.07.007

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Rare earth element characteristics of Pahang River and Kelantan River sediments and their tracing implication

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2019.07.007

Wu Kaikai^{1, 2
,},
Liu Shengfa^{2, 3},
Jin Aimin¹,
Lou Zhanghua¹,
Wu Bin^{2, 3},
Li Jingrui^{2, 3},
Zhang Hui²,
Fang Xisheng^{2, 3},
Che Abd.Rahim Bin Mohamed⁴,
Shi Xuefa^{2, 3
,
,}

1.
Institute of Marine Geology and Resources, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China
2.
First Institution of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266061, China
3.
Laboratory for Marine Geology and Environment, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266061, China
4.
College of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, National University of Malaysia, Bandar Baru Bangi 43600, Malaysia

Received Date: 2018-05-22
Rev Recd Date: 2018-07-19

Available Online: 2021-04-21

Publish Date: 2019-07-25

Abstract

Abstract

Rare earth element (REE) in the surface sediments from Pahang River (28 samples) and Kelantan River (22 samples) in the eastern portion of Malay Peninsula are analyzed to decipher the characteristics of REE composition and distribution, to discern the controlling factors of REE composition, and to illustrate the significances of provenance tracing of REE. The results show that the total REE ranges from 24.88 μg/g to 304.29 μg/g, with an average of 165.22 μg/g, for the Pahang River; and 126.02 μg/g to 281.40 μg/g, with an average of 181.15 μg/g, for the Kelantan River, respectively. The UCC standardization of REE indicates that Pahang River sediments enrich with heavy rare earth elements, in relative to light rare earth elements. However, there is no significant difference between light and heavy rare earth elements in the Kelantan River. The composition of source rocks and minerals plays a controlling role in the REE composition of the two rivers. The influence of chemical weathering in the Pahang River is greater than Kelantan River, and the difference of grain size among the Pahang River sediments leads to larger REE variations. δEu_UCC-(Gd/Yb)_UCC discrimination diagram demonstrates that it can be used as an effective index to qualitatively seperate the sediment source of two rivers. It can further be used to trace and identify the source of sediments quantitatively on the continental shelf of Malay Peninsula.
- sediment,
- rare earth element,
- controlling factors,
- provenance tracing,
- Pahang River,
- Kelantan River,
- Malay Peninsula

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