Yttrium: The immobility-mobility transition during basaltic weathering

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Research Article| October 01, 2000 Yttrium: The immobility-mobility transition during basaltic weathering I.G. Hill; I.G. Hill 1School of Geosciences, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R.H. Worden; R.H. Worden 2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 7GP, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar I.G. Meighan I.G. Meighan 1School of Geosciences, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2000) 28 (10): 923–926. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<923:YTITDB>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 17 Feb 2000 rev-recd: 28 Jun 2000 accepted: 19 Jul 2000 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation I.G. Hill, R.H. Worden, I.G. Meighan; Yttrium: The immobility-mobility transition during basaltic weathering. Geology 2000;; 28 (10): 923–926. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<923:YTITDB>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Trace elements have been used as provenance indicators of igneous rocks for many years, even though the conditions under which they remain immobile during subaerial weathering have not been thoroughly defined. We have used a novel geochemical and quantitative mineralogical data set of variably weathered basaltic rocks from northeast Ireland to investigate the immobility of various elements. Titanium and niobium seem to be the most immobile of all elements. Relative to these elements, zirconium is predominantly depleted but is also locally enriched. Yttrium displays a marked depletion from the early stages of weathering during the growth of clay minerals. Yttrium, zirconium, and their ratios with other elements should thus be used with caution as provenance indicators unless the rocks show no detectable signs of weathering. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.