Table 2 Parameters of rare earth elements in jade mineral source study samples excavated from Guojiamiao Cemetery

From: Mineral origin of tremolite jade artifacts from the Guojiamiao Cemetery, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Hubei, China: based on petrology, spectroscopy, and geochemistry

 

ΣREE

LREE/HREE

(La/Sm)N

(Gd/Lu)N

δEu*

δCe*

Maximum

22.64

5.29

12.88

8.44

1.67

1.11

Minimum

0.93

0.38

0.06

0.08

0.12

0.23

Average

5.26

2.07

2.00

1.76

0.57

0.78

Median

3.95

2.09

1.62

1.09

0.51

0.81

  1. *Indicates δEu = 2EuN/(SmN+GdN), δCe = 2CeN/(LaN+PrN).
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