{"title":"Rare Earth Elements in Iron Oxyhydroxides from Biofilms Containing the Fe-Oxidizing Bacteria","authors":"S. B. Felitsyn","doi":"10.1134/S0024490224700597","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Iron oxyhydroxides extracted from present-day biofilms with the Fe-oxidizing bacteria <i>Arthrobacter</i> spp., <i>Gallionella</i> spp., and <i>Leptothrix ochracea</i> in the northwest of the East European Platform display a significant content of rare earth elements (up to 1100 ppm). The REE concentration in oxyhydroxides produced by active bacterial communities increases by one order of magnitude during 1 yr, suggesting a high sorption capacity of the newly formed iron mineral phases. Values of (La/Yb)<sub>N</sub>, Ce, and Y anomalies in the iron oxyhydroxides are consistent with the REE distribution in surface waters accommodating the bacterial communities. The Nd isotope composition of the studied bacterial iron oxyhydroxides inherits the isotopic composition in the ambient water; <sup>143</sup>Nd/<sup>144</sup>Nd values in the bacterial iron minerals vary from 0.511570 to 0.512220; and ε<sub>Nd</sub>(0) from –21.8 to –9.2. The maximum proportion of radiogenic Nd is typical for the samples taken from areas marked by the presence of Paleozoic carbonate rocks in Quaternary glaciolacustrine sediments.</p>","PeriodicalId":18150,"journal":{"name":"Lithology and Mineral Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Lithology and Mineral Resources","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0024490224700597","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Iron oxyhydroxides extracted from present-day biofilms with the Fe-oxidizing bacteria Arthrobacter spp., Gallionella spp., and Leptothrix ochracea in the northwest of the East European Platform display a significant content of rare earth elements (up to 1100 ppm). The REE concentration in oxyhydroxides produced by active bacterial communities increases by one order of magnitude during 1 yr, suggesting a high sorption capacity of the newly formed iron mineral phases. Values of (La/Yb)N, Ce, and Y anomalies in the iron oxyhydroxides are consistent with the REE distribution in surface waters accommodating the bacterial communities. The Nd isotope composition of the studied bacterial iron oxyhydroxides inherits the isotopic composition in the ambient water; 143Nd/144Nd values in the bacterial iron minerals vary from 0.511570 to 0.512220; and εNd(0) from –21.8 to –9.2. The maximum proportion of radiogenic Nd is typical for the samples taken from areas marked by the presence of Paleozoic carbonate rocks in Quaternary glaciolacustrine sediments.
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Lithology and Mineral Resources is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes articles on a wide range of problems related to the formation of sedimentary rocks and ores. Special attention is given to comparison of ancient sedimentary rock and ore formation with present-day processes. The major part of the journal is devoted to comparative analysis of sedimentary processes on the continents and in oceans, as well as the genetic aspects of the formation of sedimentary and hydrothermal–sedimentary mineral resources. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries in the English or Russian language.