Geochemistry of beach sands from Sithonia Peninsula (Chalkidiki, Northern Greece)

The Potential for REE and Associated Critical Metals in Coastal Sand (Placer) Deposits of Greece: A Review

“…As also described in the reviewed literature [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][61][62][63][64][65] samples of heavy mineral sands were collected both from surface exposures and from the immediately reachable subsurface thereof. Sampling was carried out against a chosen grid, the dimensions of which varied from one locality to the next, depending on the dimensions of each beach.…”

“…Bulk chemical analysis and LOI measurements were carried out at the ACME and ACT Labs (Canada) whereas heavy mineral separation (where applicable) was conducted at the Department of Geology, University of Thessaloniki. Further details on the analytical methodology used can be found in all previous For more in-depth geological information on each occurrence reviewed the reader is referred to the Supplementary Materials detailed maps and additional geological details, and to earlier publications specific to each locality revisited [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][61][62][63][64][65]. Through reviewing this substantial body of older and recent research, our ultimate goal with the present treatise is to provide a useful and timely first-order reference for academics and industry professionals alike, with a vested interest in the metallogenic potential of Greece with respect to REE.…”

“…Bulk chemical analysis and LOI measurements were carried out at the ACME and ACT Labs (Canada) whereas heavy mineral separation (where applicable) was conducted at the Department of Geology, University of Thessaloniki. Further details on the analytical methodology used can be found in all previous publications that have also served as key sources for the information presented herein [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][61][62][63][64][65]. Analytical data are archived in the Supplementary Materials.…”

“…Consequently, several areas have been identified and investigated for their mineralogical and geochemical potential for heavy mineral sands, with particular reference to REE ( Figure 2). A number of studies have been carried out on the coastal areas of Kavala [10,11,27,28,33,61,62], Touzla Cape (Aggelochori) [29] Sithonia Peninsula of Chalkidiki [30,31,35,63] and the area of Maronia in Samothrace (Northern Greece) [34]. The southern Aegean region and specifically the Atticocycladic belt is another area that has received increased research attention for its placer potential [64].…”

Distribution of Rare Earth Elements in Metamorphic Rocks of Plattenkalk Group at Central Crete, Greece

“…The four-year (2009-2013) ProMine project (Arvanitidis and Goodenough, 2014) has provided a well documented knowledge base of Europe's non-energy raw material resource potential, which is completed by various research outcomes regarding LREE distribution patterns (e.g. Melfos andVoudouris, 2012 andPapadopoulos et al, 2015).…”