Minerals, Volume 13, Issue 2

Geochemical modeling in TOUGHREACT code was used to simulate chemical processes in CO₂–rock–brackish water systems in a pilot research environment of CO₂ storage in the Brodske area (Czech Republic). Models studied mineralogical changes i...

The identification of reservoir fractures is essential as it is an important factor in the design of a field development plan, which in turn affects the efficiency of hydrocarbon production. Water flooding and water channeling are serious due to the...

Smithsonite exhibits an extensive range of colours in nature. The internal features, spectral characteristic, and trace elements of several coloured smithsonites (e.g., white, blue, blue-green, yellow, orange, and pink) from Lanping District, Yunnan...

Mine tailings are typically deposited as slurry and stored in impoundment dams. These structures pose a serious geotechnical risk, and are difficult to successfully reclaim at the end of mining. An increasingly common alternative to traditional taili...

During in situ leaching of ionic rare earth ore, the pore structure of the orebody changes due to the chemical replacement reaction between the leaching agent and the rare earth ore. To explore the influence of leaching agents on the pore structure o...

Eutrophication caused by excessive discharging of phosphorus is a global water pollution problem. To further improve the phosphorus adsorption capacity of natural palygorskite and easy separation from liquid, magnetic thermal modified palygorskite na...

The paper summarizes the results of an experimental study of the formation of K–Ba high-Ti (and Cr) oxides synthesized in the chromite–rutile/ilmenite–K₂CO₃/BaCO₃–H₂O–CO₂ systems at 1.8–5.0 GPa. Experiments confirm...

The yellow seal stone from northern Laos is one possible substitute for the Tianhuang Stone, the most famous Chinese seal stone, because of its similar yellow to orange-yellow appearance and the same main mineral composition. The colour causation of...

The rhyolites which are widely exposed to the northern margin of the East Kunlun orogenic belt were chosen as a research object to discern the post-orogenic tectonic evolution of the East Kunlun orogenic belt and reconstruct the post-collision orogen...

Hematite- and cinnabar-based paint mock-ups prepared with either rabbit glue or egg yolk binder were artificially aged in an SO₂-rich atmosphere, as a model system for investigating the deterioration of tempera paints exposed to an industrial atmosph...

The distributions of trace elements in pyrite were studied in samples of high-grade gold ores from the Talatui, Teremkyn, and Darasun deposits. The paper presents LA-ICP-MS data on concentrations of trace elements in pyrite in gold ores from mineral...

This study explores the possibility of investigating operator fatigue via the use of off-the-shelf wearable devices and custom applications. Fatigue is a complex biological phenomenon, and both subjective and objective data are needed to assess it pr...

Bohuslavite, Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(SO₄)(OH)(H₂O)₁₀·nH₂O, was first described from the Buca della Vena mine (Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy) and from the Horní Město deposit (northern Moravia, Czech Republic). Its full characterization was a diff...

With the development trend and technological progress of lithium batteries, the battery market is booming, which means that the consumption demand for lithium batteries has increased significantly, and, therefore, a large number of discarded lithium...

Köprüağzı evaporites mainly consist of primary (selenite and gypsarenite) and secondary (massive, laminated and satin-spar) gypsum lithofacies, as well as minor anhydrite, and are interbedded with clastic and carbonate units. Sedi...

This study aims to use natural carbonated Tunisian clay as an aluminosilicate precursor for the elaboration of phosphate-based geopolymers, which yields to the valorization of this common material in Tunisia. In addition, the presence of calcium carb...

The development of an effective and profitable exploration and production depends heavily on the quality of the reservoir. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the reservoir quality of the Neogene Surma Group at the Srikail Gas Field, which...

The permeability of the fluid-bearing rock is an important parameter for reservoir prediction. The Kozeny-Carman (K-C) formulation based on electrical measurements effectively characterizes the permeability-resistivity relationship of rocks with a si...

The fate of chemical pollutants in the environment is determined by various factors including the type and strength of their interactions with reactive surfaces in soils and sediments. In the present work the interactions of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) w...

There are many celestine deposits and mineralization points in the Huayingshan ore district which form the largest strontium resource base in China. Among these celestine deposits, the Yuxia and Xinglong are two of the larger deposits. Previous studi...

As one of the main fossil fuels globally, coal can be enriched with a variety of critical metal elements in specific geological conditions. This paper investigates the mineral compositions and concentrations of major and minor element oxides and trac...

Earlier studies at the Kevitsa Cu-Ni concentrator plant have indicated that seasonal variations of the properties of the process water affect the oxidation of the surface of the minerals, and further, the pentlandite flotation performance. However, i...

The acquisition of the timing and duration of metamorphic mineral growth is the key to understanding the evolution of metamorphic belts. Garnet Lu–Hf geochronology is becoming increasingly powerful in this aspect. It is believed that garnet Lu&...

With changes in mining depth, the dynamic mechanical characteristics of the same type of rock also change, so that the blasting excavation process must be constantly adjusted and optimized to meet the requirements of safe and efficient mining. To stu...

The Heihaibei gold deposit is located in the Eastern Kunlun Orogen in Northwest China. The gold mineralization here occurs predominantly in quartz veins within faulted granite zones. The sulfide mineral assemblage is dominated by pyrite and arsenopyr...

This research is based on the deposition of ceramic membranes made from Algerian clays within tubular supports. The major objective is to compare the mechanical strength and water permeability of the developed supports. The membranes made from the sa...

The research of organoclays has been occurring for many years to develop and add value to these inorganic materials for several industrial applications, such as pollutant absorbers or impermeable plastics. The organoclay applications are intrinsicall...

Strong acid mine drainage (AMD) processes in the flooded, formerly open pits in the Lusatia area present an enormous environmental challenge for the rehabilitation of the post-mining landscape. Extensive and costly monitoring is required for optimal...

As the west rim of an ejective fold zone, the Huaying Mountain fault zone (HMFZ) in the eastern Sichuan Basin (SB) plays an important role in the tectonic evolution of the SB. The distribution and characteristics of HMFZ are strongly associated with...

Since the start-up of the Sossego copper concentrator, located in the Carajás Mineral Province in the southeast of Para State, Brazil, the low-grade ore (~0.34% Cu) has been stockpiled, as defined in the long-term mine plan, to be reclaimed at...

In recent years, anthocyanins, natural dyes, have promoted great scientific and technological interest. Their intrinsic antioxidant properties and health benefits make them ideal representatives of natural dyes as replacements for synthetic dyes. How...

The quantitative effect of particle shape, porosity, wettability, particle size, and solution viscosity on the residence time distribution (RTD) profiles of non-reactive, steady-state, drip-irrigated ore beds characteristic of heap leaching systems i...

This paper presents major and trace element compositions of the clinopyroxene phenocrysts from variably altered basaltic rocks from the Yüksekova Complex from E Anatolia (Elazığ) to reveal the geochemical affinity of the basaltic magma...

During the in situ leaching process of ion-adsorption rare earths, leaching solution needs to be constantly injected to the mine slopes. As a consequence, landslides are highly likely to occur due to the increasing water level of soil mass. To solve...

Seismic imaging is now a well-established method in mineral exploration with many successful case studies. Seismic data are usually imaged in the time domain (post-stack or pre-stack time migration), but recently pre-stack depth imaging has shown cle...

The paper provides results of a detailed mineralogical study of some chromitite ores from two deposits in the Southern Urals of Kazakhstan: Almaz-Zhemchuzhina and Geofizicheskoe-VII. It is revealed that the main ore minerals are Cr-spinel with high C...

In this study, the periodic evolution and characteristics of the Palaeogene tectonic activity in the deep-water area of the Qiongdongnan Basin were revealed through the identification and analysis of the regional angular unconformity and the characte...

High-purity quartz (HPQ) is an important material widely used in many high-tech industries. It is a product processed from pure natural quartz raw materials, so selecting suitable quartz raw material is the key to successfully processing HPQ. Hydroth...

The early Cambrian witnessed profound environmental changes and biological evolution in Earth’ history. During this period, organic-rich shales were widely distributed over almost the entire Yangtze Block. However, the dominant factor that drov...

The south-eastern Gorny Altai is one of the most hazardous seismogenic area in the north of Central Asia. We present a synthesis of field, ²³⁰Th-U geochronological, mineralogical and geochemical data collected on seven Quaternary travertines. All tra...

Early Carboniferous (359.3–323.4 Ma) volcanic complexes are widespread in the Southern Ural tectonic province, a fragment of the western (in present-day coordinates) segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Here, the Lower Carboniferous sequ...

In the Valongo Belt, with an extension of about 90 km, located very close to Porto, northern Portugal, dozens of ore deposits of various metallic minerals and coal were exploited in the 19th and 20th centuries. One of the metals most intensely exploi...

Shortwave infrared (SWIR) technology is characterized by high efficiency and convenience and is widely used in the mineral exploration of porphyry, epithermal, and skarn types. However, studies on the SWIR spectral features of porphyry tungsten depos...

Bacteria of the genus Sulfobacillus are predominant members of acidophilic microbial communities involved in the bioprocessing of sulfide raw materials. Genomic analysis of different Sulfobacillus species revealed a starch/glycogen GlgE-dependent bio...

Mineral dissolution is a dynamic process in which kinetics depend on the reactive surface area, orientation, and geometry of the dissolving mineral grain. Dissolution rate is, thus, not represented by a single value, but rather, by a spectrum that is...

Developing dry separation methods to replace the commonly used water-based separation has become crucial due to increasing water shortages. One of the candidates for dry processing is gas–solid fluidized beds. The bed behavior and solid motion...

The southern island of the Philippines is abundant in silicate minerals, including the province of Lanao del Norte. However, some of these resources in the region are untapped for use as raw materials in the production of various ceramic products for...

The irregular and sporadic occurrence of chromite pods in podiform chromite deposits (PCD), especially in mountainous terranes with rough topography, necessitates finding innovative methods for reconnaissance and prospecting. This research combines s...

Mercury’s peculiar orbit around the Sun (3:2 spin–orbit resonance) and lack of atmosphere result in one the widest temperature ranges experienced at the surface of a planetary body in the solar system. Temperature variations affect the ph...

Various genetic and morphological types of voids in carbonate reservoirs make it difficult to diagnose them, which can be seen in the determination of reservoir properties in the northern marginal shear zone of the Caspian Syneclise. A macro- and mic...