黄土中稀土元素的初步探讨

REE oxides in loess are estimated to amount to about 200 ppm. The REE distribution patterns in loess and its clay fraction are characterized by the enrichment of rare earth elements of Ce family. The REE distribution patterns of loess in the middle Huanghe (Yellow River) Valley are consistent with those of sands from the Tengeli desert, probably indicating the consistency of their material sources. The REE distribution patterns are similar to each other in the elay fractions of Malan loess everywhere in the middle Huanghe Valley, indicating the homogeneity in their composition. Close to the average value of the earth‘s crust, the REE distribution patterns in loees and its clay fraction are similar to that of sedimentary rocks (e.g., North American shales), but different from that of chrondrites. It seems to show that large amounts of loessic material were transported from the provenance by moving water into sedimentarysy stems after it had been separated from its precursor, and then transported by wind to where it is now distributed.