Trace elements in minerals: where do we stand on the road between the Holy Grail and a can of worms?
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2022
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Cook, N.J.
Ciobanu, C.L.
Verdugo-Ihl, M.R.
Courtney-Davies, L.
Ehrig, K.
Li, W.
Liu, W.
Xu, J.
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Christie, A.B.
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Proceedings of the 16TH SGA Biennial Meeting: The critical role of minerals in the carbon-neutral future, 2022 / Christie, A.B. (ed./s), vol.1, pp.65-68
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Nigel J Cook, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Max R. Verdugo-Ihl, Liam Courtney-Davies, Kathy Ehrig, Wei Li, Wenyuan Liu, Jing Xu
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Biennial Meeting SGA (28 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2022 : Virtual)
Abstract
Accelerating advances in analytical technologies enable the study of trace elements in minerals at ever improving sensitivity and spatial resolutions. Trace element concentration data are increasingly used to support petrogenetic interpretations, constraining ore-forming conditions, and development of distribution models for potentially valuable minor ore components. Although many datasets for minerals from mineral deposits of different types have been published, there is a growing recognition that without ultra-careful multi-technique characterization of the analyzed material, interpretations of the observed trace element patterns may be questionable. Nanoscale studies have shown that commonly held assumptions about the state of elements in minerals do not always hold true and that fluid- assisted reaction may drive nano- to micron-scale trace element remobilization
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@ Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA). This publication cannot be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of The Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA).