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Geochemical Behaviors of Uranium and Thorium during Weathering of Carbonate Rocks
Online published: 2022-08-20
during weathering process of carbonate rocks. Carbonate rocks profiles are characterized by extreme mass defect which dominated by chemical-weathering. Chemical-weathering depletion fraction (CDF) is more than 70% due to dissolubility of carbonate rocks, and the CDF of pure limestone and dolomite is more than 90%. A sudden enrichment of uranium and thorium appear in the rocksoil interface because of chemical weathering and residual dissolution. Thorium-rich is more obvious than uranium, and both have secondary distribution in profile. Uranium is easily dissolved and more mobile, yet thorium is mostly adsorbed by soil particles less mobility in the process of weathering. The CDF indicates obvious difference in chemical mobility of uranium and thorium. Multi-stage variation of Th/U implies weathering intensity and more potential geochemical information during weatheringpedogenic process of carbonate rocks.
LIN Fali, HE Shouyang . Geochemical Behaviors of Uranium and Thorium during Weathering of Carbonate Rocks[J]. Geological Journal of China Universities, 2022 , 28(4) : 493 -505 . DOI: 10.16108/j.issn1006- 7493.2020225
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