RT Journal Article
T1 Biogeochemical prospecting of metallic critical raw materials: soil to plant transfer in SW Ciudad Real Province, Spain
A1 Barquero Peralbo, Jose Ignacio
A1 Lorenzo Álvarez, Saturnino
A1 Rivera Jurado, Sofía
A1 González Valoys, Ana
A1 García Ordiales, Efrén
A1 Esbrí Víctor, José María
A1 Higueras, Pablo
AB The soil–plant transfer of trace elements is a complex system in which many factors are involved such as the availability and bioavailability of elements in the soil, climate, pedological parameters, and the essential or toxic character of the elements. The present study proposes the evaluation of the use of multielement contents in vascular plants for prospecting ore deposits of trace elements of strategic interest for Europe. To accomplish this general goal, a study of the soil–plant transfer of major and trace elements using Quercus ilex as a study plant has been developed in the context of two geological domains with very different characteristics in geological terms and in the presence of ore deposits: the Almadén syncline for Hg and the Guadalmez syncline for Sb. The results have made it possible to differentiate geological domains not only in terms of individual elements, but also as a combination of major and trace elements using Factor Analysis. The bioconcentration factors have demonstrated the uptake of macronutrients and micronutrients in very high concentrations but these were barely dependent, or even independent of the concentrations in the soil, in addition to high values of this factor for Sb. The Factor Analysis allowed for the differentiation of geogenic elements from other linked to stibnite ore deposits (Sb, S, and Cu). This element (Sb) can be uptake by Quercus ilex via the root and from there translocating it to the leaves, showing a direct relation between concentrations in soil and plants. This finding opens the possibility of using Quercus ilex leaves for biogeochemical prospecting of geological domains or lithological types of interest to prospect for Sb deposits.
PB Springer
SN 0944-1344
YR 2024
FD 2024-04-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103723
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103723
LA eng
NO CRUE-CSIC
NO ERA-MIN2 478 European Project
NO Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025