Lanthanides and actinides are elements of ever-increasing technological importance in the
modern world. However, the similar chemical and physical properties within these groups …

Petroleum-bearing fluid inclusions are small encapsulations of oil and gas that offer an
invaluable opportunity to better constrain the evolution of petroleum systems. Insights into …

Although it has recently been reported that notable amounts of rare earth elements (REEs)
are present in the residual coal ash, little is currently known regarding the association of …

Lanmodulin is the first natural, selective macrochelator for f elements—a protein that binds
lanthanides with picomolar affinity at 3 EF hands, motifs that instead bind calcium in most …

The use of analytical techniques is important and critical in all areas related to REE, such as
basic fundamental research, exploration, mining, extraction, and metallurgical activities at …

Two different digestion methods—microwave digestion (Mw) and Savillex digestion (Sx)—
were used to evaluate the best quality control for analysis of the rare earth elements, Th and …

The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of pelagic sediments collected from the
Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) claim area, located in the eastern part of the …

In the last years, LA-ICP-MS has become an attractive technique for analyzing solid samples
from various research fields. However, application in material science is often hampered by …

Late Pleistocene–Holocene rocks from the western part of Cocos-Nazca Spreading Centre
(C-NSC) include ferromanganese crusts that elucidate the geochemistry and mineralogy of …

Geochemistry of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts from the as-yet-unexplored Dirck Hartog
Ridge (DHR), a linear bathymetric feature of poorly understood origin, located in the centre …