Diagenetic uptake of rare earth elements by bioapatite, with an example from Lower Triassic conodonts of South China

J Chen, TJ Algeo, L Zhao, ZQ Chen, L Cao, L Zhang… - Earth-science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The distribution patterns of rare earth elements (REEs) are frequently used as proxies for
ancient seawater chemistry or paleomarine environmental conditions. However, recent work …

From bone to fossil: A review of the diagenesis of bioapatite

SW Keenan - American Mineralogist, 2016 - degruyter.com
The preservation of bone or bioapatite over geologic time has presented paleobiologists
with long-standing and formidable questions. Namely, to elucidate the mechanisms …

Dinosaur Body Temperatures Determined from Isotopic (13C-18O) Ordering in Fossil Biominerals

RA Eagle, T Tütken, TS Martin, AK Tripati, HC Fricke… - science, 2011 - science.org
The nature of the physiology and thermal regulation of the nonavian dinosaurs is the subject
of debate. Previously, arguments have been made for both endothermic and ectothermic …

Trace elements and their isotopes in bones and teeth: Diet, environments, diagenesis, and dating of archeological and paleontological samples

B Reynard, V Balter - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fossil biogenic apatites display trace element (TE) compositions that can record
environmental and biological signals, give insights into past water compositions, or be used …

Dating rare earth element enrichment in deep-sea sediments using U-Pb geochronology of bioapatite

D Li, J Peng, D Chew, Y Liang, P Hollings, Y Fu… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Deep-sea sediments rich in rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) are promising mineral
resources that are believed to be associated with the burial of fish debris. However, the …

Synchrotron X-ray spectroscopic perspective on the formation mechanism of REY-rich muds in the Pacific Ocean

T Kashiwabara, R Toda, K Nakamura… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
We performed X-ray adsorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses of Y, Ce, Fe, and P for rare
earth elements and yttrium-rich muds (REY-rich muds) from the two regions of the Pacific …

Controls of REY enrichment in the early Cambrian phosphorites

H Zhang, H Fan, H Wen, T Han, T Zhou, Y Xia - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements and Yttrium (REYs) are critical to the emerging high-tech and green-
energy industries, generating tremendous REY demand in recent decades. Recently, many …

Diagenetic uptake of rare earth elements by conodont apatite

L Zhang, TJ Algeo, L Cao, L Zhao, ZQ Chen… - Palaeogeography …, 2016 - Elsevier
The rare earth element (REE) composition of bioapatite has long been used as a proxy for
ancient seawater chemistry and paleomarine environmental reconstruction, based on the …

Microorganisms accelerate REE mineralization in supergene environments

X Li, X Liang, H He, J Li, L Ma, W Tan… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exogenic deposits are an important source of rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy
REEs (HREEs). It is generally accepted that microorganisms are able to dissolve minerals …

Rare earth element systematics of fossil bone revealed by LA-ICPMS analysis

D Herwartz, T Tütken, KP Jochum… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Intra-bone rare earth element (REE) fractionation trends were studied by LA-ICPMS analysis
to put constraints on (1) the mechanisms controlling REE fractionation within fossil bones;(2) …