Minerals, Volume 13, Issue 10

Super-deep drilling in the central Sichuan Basin encountered volcanic rocks of the Suxiong Formation, which are overlain by multiple hydrothermal alterations within the upper section of the Ediacaran Dengying Formation. This provides an excellent res...

Derelict asbestos mine sites in South Africa pose a considerable risk to human, environmental and socio-economic health. Comprehensive mineralogical and geochemical datasets for the existing hazardous geological materials still exposed in Southern Af...

Recently, many scholars have conducted experimental mechanical compaction studies on sandstones, carbonates, and mudstones to visually study the mechanical compaction process and reservoir evolution of sedimentary rocks. However, experimental mechani...

Post-collisional (ultra)potassic lamprophyre dykes are the key probes for understanding mantle metasomatism and reconstructing tectonic evolution. In this study, we present new petrological, geochronological, geochemical and zircon Lu-Hf isotopic dat...

The microscopic pore throat structure of shale reservoir rocks directly affects the reservoir seepage capacity. The occurrence and flow channels of shale gas are mainly micron–nanometer pore throats. Therefore, to clarify the microstructural ch...

This study investigates the flotation kinetics of individual platinum-group elements (PGEs) and gold, namely Pt, Pd, and 2E+Au (i.e., Pt+Pd+Au), in the context of Platreef ore flotation. Experimental tests were conducted on a Platreef ore feed using...

The Luxi district presents an exceptional research area for the investigation of the significant role played by magma exsolution fluids in the mineralization process of Au–Cu deposits. A particularly noteworthy occurrence within this region is...

In this study, SDS is used to enhance the sulfuric acid leaching of chalcopyrite in aqueous and isopropanol media. The presence of SDS increased copper extraction into the solution in both solvents. However, it was the “isopropanol–sulfur...

Bauxite residue is a hazardous solid waste produced in the alumina production process and has also become a significant rare earth resource. The extraction behaviors of La, Ce, Sc and Y solubilized in the phosphoric acidic leachate of bauxite residue...

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) by the urease-producing bacteria has wide applications in the field of geology and environmental engineering. Compared to bacteria, fungi usually possess more tolerance to high salts and heav...

The Dahai Pb-Zn mining area is located in the northwestern Pb-Zn district in northeastern Yunnan Province in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Pb-Zn metallogenic triangle (SYGT), east of the Xiaojiang fault. Numerous Pb-Zn deposits (spots) occur in clastic...

Feldspar, which is one of the main inputs of the ceramic and glass industries, has widespread sources in Turkey and thus forms a large component of the country’s mineral exportation. In addition to this, potassium feldspars are one of the raw materia...

The geodynamic mechanisms that controlled magmatic activity in South China during the late Mesozoic have been a cutting-edge focus of recent research. Southeastern Guangxi, which is located at the juncture between the Pacific and Neo-Tethyan tectonic...

Shale oil and gas, as source-reservoir-type resources, result from organic matter hydrocarbon generation, diagenesis, and nanoscale pore during the evolution processes, which are essential aspects of shale gas enrichment and reservoir formation. To i...

The Daliuhang gold deposit in the Qipengfu (Qixia–Penglai–Fushan) ore concentration area is a typical gold deposit of medium-low temperature hydrothermal veins. Uncertainties regarding the primary sources of ore-forming fluids, as well as...

Microsampling elemental analysis is widely used for gemstone and mineralogy traceability. Using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry combined with chemometrics, the contents of 56 elements in turquoise samples from 5 distinct p...

To enhance the sorption efficacy of attapulgite for heavy metals, mercapto-functionalized attapulgite (ATP-SH) was synthesized with mercaptan functional groups. When the mass-to-volume ratio of calcined attapulgite (ATP-C) to 3-Mercapropyltrimethoxys...

The Middle Permian Maokou Formation in the Sichuan Basin has huge resources and is an important target for natural gas exploration. In recent years, significant exploration breakthroughs have been made in the dolomite field of member Mao-2 in central...

Since its inception, applied geophysics methods have been crucial in the oil and gas exploration industry [...]

This article presents data on the composition of biotite from igneous rocks of the Shakhtama complex, which are associated with various types of mineralization in Eastern Transbaikalia: Au-Cu-Fe-skarn, skarn-porphyry, Mo-porphyry, rare-metal–gr...

Bulk ore sorting is a preconcentration method applied to bulk streams or batches of material. The effectiveness of bulk ore sorting relies on the degree of the naturally occurring in situ grade heterogeneity of an ore deposit. The blending of ore dur...

With the rapid development of modern geochemical analysis techniques, massive volumes of data are being generated from various sources and forms, and geochemical data acquisition and analysis have become important tools for studying geochemical proce...

The interpretation of the sedimentary paleogeographic environment of the Lower Permian Shanxi Formation (P₁s) coal strata in the southeastern Ordos Basin remains a subject of significant debate. In this paper, based on detrital zircon U–Pb sour...

Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for green energy applications due to their unique properties, but their extraction poses sustainability challenges because the global supply of REEs is concentrated in a few countries, particularly China, which...

A new X-ray fluorescence technique is proposed as an alternative to the labor-consuming volumetric method for the estimation of manganese valence state in ferromanganese nodules. The approach is based on the measurement of the relative intensities of...

The Altun orogenic belt is situated along the northern boundary of the Tibetan Plateau. In this study, we present an analysis of the ore deposit, mineral composition, and carbon isotope signatures of the Tugeman graphite deposit within the Altun orog...

The WMI (weak muddy intercalation) is a typical weak structural surface in the red-bedded rock mass; ensuring slope stability by increasing the strength of the WMIs helps reduce project costs and carbon emissions. With the advantages of energy saving...

Taking the Zhongqiu 1 Gas Field in the Tarim Basin as an example, the heterogeneity of large-scale mono-block gas fields and their primary controlling factors have been analyzed. Based on drilling core data, well log data, scanning electron microscop...

Microstructural deformation and the age of monazite (Ce) from diatectite granite of the presumably impact Jarva-Varaka structure in the Kola Region (northeastern Fennoscandian Shield) are presented. Biotite diatectite granite forms lenses in the alum...

The Hailijin (HLJ) sandstone-type uranium deposit was newly discovered in the southwestern Songliao Basin in recent years. Different from the roll-front orebody of the sandstone-type uranium deposits with (phreatic oxidation) interlayer redox origin...

Native gold is the most common and significant industrial gold mineral [...]

Dolomite, a prominent calcium-bearing gangue mineral found in carbonate-type zinc oxide ores, poses a significant challenge for effective flotation separation alongside smithsonite due to their highly similar surface properties. The present study exp...

Phyllite soil and red clay belong to the soils that negatively impact the engineering performance of railway subgrade and may cause subgrade bulges, uneven subgrade settlement, and other subgrade distresses. In order to make full use of these two soi...

The Yalguba Ridge volcanic rocks form part of the Middle Paleoproterozoic (ca. 1.97 Ga) volcano-sedimentary sequence within the Karelian Craton in the Fennoscandian Shield. Yalguba variolitic textures are known worldwide and have been previously cons...

In this work, authigenic microbial mineral formation in groundwater near the uranium sludge storage at SC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMP) (Glazov, Russia) was analysed in field and laboratory experiments using thermodynamic modelling when the micro...

The Middle Paleoproterozoic (1.99 Ga) Tiksheozero ultramafic‒alkaline‒carbonatite complex in Northern Karelia is one of the Earth’s oldest alkaline complexes. The major and trace-element compositions of minerals were used to deciphe...

Although the interaction between clay minerals and lime is the most effective factor in lime stabilization techniques, it has not been deeply evaluated. This research study investigated the microstructural characteristics of lime-stabilized Bentonite...

Fe- and Al-rich metapelite from the Transangarian segment of the Yenisey Ridge (East Siberia, Russia) is a potential new source of high-alumina refractories. The rocks have relatively high average contents of Al₂O₃ (20 wt%) and Fe₂O₃ (7.91 wt%), mode...

The Qinling Shan is located between the North China Craton and the South China Block. Not only is investigating the exhumation process of the Qinling Shan beneficial for comprehending the tectonic collision history of mainland China but also for enha...

In this paper, the flotation separation of cerussite and quartz under different experimental conditions was studied by using phenylpropenyl hydroxamic acid (PHA) as a collector. The flotation performance of PHA was studied through experiments involvi...

Clayey raw materials present a wide variety of uses depending on their specific composition. Bentonite-like clays are considered suitable candidates to be used in some industrial applications, such as pharmaceutics, catalysis, antibacterial agents or...

Horizontal boundary identification of causative sources is an essential tool in potential field data interpretation due to the feasibility of automatically retrieving the boundary information of subsurface gravity or geomagnetic structures. Although...

The United States has witnessed a concerning surge in the incidence of diseases like Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), despite numerous efforts aimed at prevention. This study delves into the realm of respiratory health by investigating the d...

Comparative high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) and cone crusher pilot-scale tests were conducted using Upper Group 2 (UG2) platinum-bearing ore in order to determine the impact of micro-cracks in HPGR products toward energy requirements in ball mill...

This article studies sorption regularities and evaluates thermal stability and resistance to microbial degradation of humic acid during three sorption cycles on bentonite clay, kaolinite, and muscovite using TGA/DSC, XRD, hydrophobic chromatography,...

The Controlled-Source ElectroMagnetic (CSEM) method provides crucial information about reservoir fluids and their spatial distribution. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), geothermal exploration, and lithium exploration are ide...

For the first time, we present results of a detailed X-ray computed tomography of mineralized anorthosite from the main low-sulfide PGE-rich horizon of the Yoko–Dovyren intrusion in Southern Siberia. These studies were carried out in three stag...

Recent studies in the flotation of fine particles have necessitated new techniques and analyses for developing various strategies. Particularly, the improvements in flotation chemistry including the selection of the type of frother, collector, and ot...

The cyclic wetting–drying (W–D) effect as a typical form of weathering causes the engineering properties of rock degradation. Unlike previous research on soft sedimentary rocks, this study sought to investigate the influence of W–D...

The current work investigates the impact of magmatic fluids and metasomatic processes on the Yolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit in the Biga Peninsula, Turkey. It traces the stages of skarn evolution, from prograde to retrograde alterations, and investigates...