Remobilization of HFSE, Y, and REE during Diagenetic Alteration of Heavy Minerals in Sandstones from the Chvalčov Site, Flysch Belt of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Sandstone Petrography
4.2. Characterization of Selected Heavy Minerals
5. Discussion
5.1. Regional Comparison of Chemical Composition of the Minerals
5.2. Mechanism of Diagenetic Alteration
5.2.1. Stage I
5.2.2. Stage II
5.3. Further Implications
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dolníček, Z.; Krejčí Kotlánová, M.; Ulmanová, J.; Sejkora, J. Remobilization of HFSE, Y, and REE during Diagenetic Alteration of Heavy Minerals in Sandstones from the Chvalčov Site, Flysch Belt of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic. Minerals 2024, 14, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14010001
Dolníček Z, Krejčí Kotlánová M, Ulmanová J, Sejkora J. Remobilization of HFSE, Y, and REE during Diagenetic Alteration of Heavy Minerals in Sandstones from the Chvalčov Site, Flysch Belt of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic. Minerals. 2024; 14(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleDolníček, Zdeněk, Michaela Krejčí Kotlánová, Jana Ulmanová, and Jiří Sejkora. 2024. "Remobilization of HFSE, Y, and REE during Diagenetic Alteration of Heavy Minerals in Sandstones from the Chvalčov Site, Flysch Belt of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic" Minerals 14, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14010001