Distribution of the rare-earth elements (REE) in dacite has been studied so as to get a better understanding of the migration
behavior of REE during alteration. Both unaltered and altered samples were collected in an unpolluted area of Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region, southwest China. The REE concentrations were analyzed by ICP-MS. It is concluded that the REE were enriched
during dacite alteration in varying degrees. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns of altered samples approximately maintain
the characteristics of unaltered samples. However, if we normalize the REE concentrations of altered samples with unaltered
dacite, fractionation of REE will appear. The LREE are more enriched than HREE in all altered samples with the LREE possibly
precipitated as carbonate minerals. Both positive and negative Eu anomalies exist. Enrichment, immobility and depletion are
noticed for the element Lu. Heavy mineral alteration, difference in stability constant between carbonate LREE and HREE complexes,
downward migration of weathering fluid and microenvironment change may be responsible for the fractionation of REE in the
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