Rare earth element distribution in the acetic acid soluble fraction of combusted coals: Its implication as a proxy for the original coal-forming plants

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-343

  Fu, Feng Fu ^a   Akagi, Tasuku ^b   Suzuki, Yuichiro ^c   Watanabe, Kazuo ^a   Yabuki, Sadayo ^d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coal; Lanthanide; Rare earth element; REE pattern; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COAL; PARENT MATERIAL; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EID: 7444238159     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.333     Document Type: Article

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