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Rare Earth Elements in Limestones of Kallankurichchi Formation of Ariyalur Group, Tiruchirapalli Cretaceous, Tamil Nadu

1999; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 54; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17491/jgsi/1999/540307

0974-6889

Jayagopal Madhavaraju, S. Ramasamy,

Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Studies on calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), trace elements and rare earth elements were carried out on the Kallankurichchi Formation in order to understand the elemental behaviour in marine limestones of the Tiruchirapalli Cretaceous. Variation in EREE content between Sandy Fossiliferous Limestone (SFL) and Fossiliferous Limestone (FL) can be explained as due to the varying amounts of terrigenous material present in the limestones. PAAS (Post Archaean Australian Shale) normalised REE patterns and La N /Yb N ((La Sample /La Shale )/(Yb Sample /Yb Shale )) ratios suggest that the terrestrial rocks are the major source for REE in these limestones. The SFL and FL show negative Ce anomalies, with slight variation between these limestones. The negative correlation between CaCO 3 and Ce/Ce* values indicates that the observed Ce anomalies are not related to the CaCO 3 content in SFL and FL, whereas Ce/Ce* values show positive correlation with detrital elements implying that the observed variations in the Ce anomalies resulted from the variation in the terrigenous material supplied by the continental area. SFL and FL show low U/Th ratio and U content. Low U contents suggest that the oxic condition prevailed in the bottom water and sediment column during the deposition of Kallankurichchi Formation.