Table 2 Distribution characteristics of REEs in soil surrounding tailings pond.

From: Geobiochemistry characteristics of rare earth elements in soil and ground water: a case study in Baotou, China

Samples

δCe

δEu

LREEs

HREEs

R(L/H)

(La/Yb)N

(La/Sm)N

S1

0.9390

0.6091

415.69

18.970

21.91

30.63

6.022

S2

0.9201

0.6268

233.69

17.320

13.49

14.50

4.575

S3

0.9275

0.5900

165.25

15.600

10.59

11.74

3.944

S4

0.9381

0.6380

285.40

21.540

13.25

15.63

4.763

S5

0.9035

0.4719

17,981

562.59

31.96

332.1

10.27

S6

1.013

0.6673

170.71

11.360

15.03

17.79

5.912

S7

0.7539

0.5078

7,675.0

240.80

31.87

279.3

11.82

S8

0.7415

0.4876

3,703.1

152.40

24.30

156.1

11.83

S9

2.179

0.6147

416.32

17.710

23.51

10.89

3.445

S10

0.9018

0.4830

15,005

484.54

30.97

310.6

10.79

S11

0.9366

0.6473

280.15

16.630

16.85

20.99

5.630

S12

0.9019

0.4535

138.71

18.870

7.350

7.070

2.306

S13

0.9879

0.6039

485.21

22.250

21.81

29.59

7.041

S14

0.9802

0.6886

220.33

14.740

14.95

18.58

5.540

S15

0.9121

0.6629

145.04

17.320

8.370

8.410

3.544

S16

0.8738

0.6382

149.42

16.980

8.800

8.770

3.485

S17

0.8784

0.6132

395.79

20.690

19.13

26.03

5.975

S18

0.9160

0.5850

301.85

21.090

14.31

15.62

6.032