Minerals, Volume 13, Issue 5

The geochemical characteristics of environments can be determined via geochemical studies of sedimentary rocks [...]

The Liaohe Group, which is a significant lithostratigraphic unit within the Paleoproterozoic Jiao-Liao-Ji Belt situated between the Longgang and Liaonan-Nangrim blocks, comprises the Langzishan, Li’eryu, Gaojiayu, Dashiqiao, and Gaixian formati...

The Bodaibo gold-bearing district in the Lena gold province of Siberia is one of the largest and oldest placer gold-bearing provinces in the world. Approximately 1650 tons of gold has been extracted from the region. Precise studies on the source of t...

On the basis of elaborating on the regional geological background, this paper analyzes the lithological and sedimentary characteristics and explorative prospects of new strata with oil and gas in the southern and surrounding areas of Dayangshu Basin....

This study focused on the preparation, structural characterization and evaluation of some dynamic and rheological properties of a new type of mastic material, clay-mastic, which consists of bituminous binders mixed with mineral fillers. For this purp...

The present study is focused on the analysis of zircon inclusions found in pink to purple sapphires from Ilakaka (Madagascar) with an optical microscope, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and micro-Raman spectroscopy in order to update previous know...

In this paper, a novel hydroxyl-containing quaternary ammonium surfactant N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N, N-dimethyl-3-[(1-oxododecyl)amino]-1-propanaminium (LPDC) was synthesized and introduced as a collector for the reverse cationic flotation separation of a...

In ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks, rutile is an important accessory mineral. Its high-pressure polymorph TiO₂II can be a significant indicator of pressure in the diamond stability field. In the present study, in situ high-pressure Raman s...

Shihuiyao Rb–Nb–Ta-rich granites from the Late Jurassic period are newly discovered rare-metal-bearing granites found in the southern Great Xing’an Range, NE China. Further research of these granites may contribute to better underst...

Based on the CH-3 and WH-110A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms, we independently developed aeromagnetic systems for fixed-wing UAVs (FUAV) and modified unmanned helicopters (MUH), respectively. These systems overcome key technological challeng...

Coarse particle flotation (CPF) is one of the strategies employed to reduce energy consumption in mineral-processing circuits. Hydrofloat^TM (HF) technology has been successfully applied in the coarse flotation of industrial minerals and sulphide midd...

The recently discovered 460 Gaodi porphyry Mo-Cu deposit is a sub-economic deposit characterized by low Mo-Cu grades, dispersed mineralization, and separated Mo- and Cu-ore bodies. This study aims to elucidate the factors underlying this type of sub-...

We present geochemical and mineralogical datasets for five new mud volcanoes in continental Azerbaijan (Hamamdagh and Bendovan) and the adjacent Caspian Sea (Khara-Zire, Garasu and Sangi-Mughan). The fluid ejects have a Na–Cl-type composition a...

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a technology for compositional analysis that is particularly effective for light elements, particularly Li, which is a critical commodity for emerging green technologies. This study undertook analysis by...

In this paper, certain areas of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are assessed in order to map potential geothermal energy zones. To evaluate high-resolution aerial magnetic data, spectral depth analysis using a modified centroid approach was used. T...

Coal bed methane (CBM) extraction has astounding effects on the global energy budget. Since the earliest discoveries of CBM, this natural gas form has witnessed ever-increasing demands from the core sectors of the economy. CBM is an unconventional so...

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In recent decades, due to global warming and the continuing exploration in the search for mineral resources, the scientific attention paid to contamination problems has increased noticeably [...]

Late Cretaceous granitoids are developed in the eastern and western districts of the Gejiu ore district, but tin deposits mainly occur in the eastern district, and the reasons for the difference in mineralization between the eastern and western distr...

The geopolymer is an environmentally friendly and high-performance material. Nowadays, how to improve the degree of the geopolymer’s reaction and enhance its mechanical properties has become a hot topic. This study used orthogonal tests to desi...

Marine–continental transitional shale is one of the most promising targets for shale gas exploration in the Lower Yangtze region. To investigate the sedimentary environments and the regularity of the enrichment of the Longtan shale, multiple te...

Trees may represent useful long-term monitors of historical trends of atmospheric pollution due to the trace elements stored along the tree rings caused by modifications in the environment during a tree’s life. Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)...

The present study aimed to investigate the genesis and characteristics of some of the world-famous agate deposits in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico (Rancho Coyamito, Ojo Laguna, Moctezuma, Huevos del Diablo, Agua Nueva). Geochemical and textural stud...

The study of silica polymorphs in impactites is important for determining the pressure and temperature of impact rock formation. Silica modifications in impact melt rocks of the Janisjärvi impact structure (Karelia, Russia) are presented by tridymite...

The Alxa Block is an important component of the North China Craton, but its metamorphic basement has been poorly studied, which hampers the understanding of the Alxa Block and the North China Craton. In this study, we conducted geochronological and g...

The mining industry is faced with the problem of depletion of reserves of easily beneficiated minerals containing valuable metals. The characteristic features of the ores involved in processing are fine dissemination; low content of valuable componen...

A detailed petrographical, mineralogical, morphological, geochemical and physicochemical characterization of talc from an Argentinean ore is presented. This deposit is located in the San Juan province at the foothills of the Andes. Characterization w...

The steady-state dissolution rates of basaltic glass and labradorite were measured in the presence of 10 to 700 × 10⁻³ mol·kg⁻¹ aqueous NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂, and MgCl₂ at 25 °C. All rates were measured in mixed flow reactors,...

The East Pana intrusion is a part of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana complex (FPC), which belongs to the group of Fennoscandian layered mafic–ultramafic massifs. This article discusses the magmatic stratification of the East Pana intru...

Estimating the heterogeneity of base and precious metal mineralisation is a great challenge for mining engineers and geologists who undertake resource evaluation, grade control and reconciliation. The calculation of the minimum broken sample mass to...

In this study, the curves of variation of melting temperature as a function of pressure were determined for pressures up to 20 GPa using molecular dynamics (MD) calculations. The CLAYFF force field is used for the simulated PT curve of the clay kaoli...

This short communication presents residence time distribution (RTD) measurements and modeling in a 16 m³ Siemens flotation cell, as the first RTD characterization in an industrial-scale pneumatic cell. The Siemens cell was installed as a pre-rougher...

Yamusi granodiorite in the eastern part of the Qilian Orogen consists mainly of gneissic granodiorite. Researchers have studied other nearby rock masses, and many studies, such as those focusing on the zircon U-Pb age chronology and geochemistry of Y...

Based on the JK Drop Weight test and principle of selective crushing, a multicomponent complex ore with its component minerals, i.e., pyrrhotite, sphalerite, and quartz, was used to explore the impact crushing characteristics and relationship between...

The quantitative logs method is designed for objective facies analysis of thick sedimentary successions. This method enables the analysis of whole successions instead of selected intervals arbitrarily considered as representative and results in a dat...

When encountering sedimentary rocks with obvious laminations or fracture development zones, the conductivity of the conductive medium in different directions will change significantly, and the subsurface medium will exhibit macroscopic conductivity a...

Sphalerite is a common sulfide mineral, and xanthate is usually used as the collector of sphalerite flotation. In order to realize the simultaneous flotation of sphalerite- and zinc-containing oxide ores, in this paper, dodecylamine was used as the c...

Ore grades are monitored regularly in cave mines through drawpoint sampling. Automating grade monitoring through deploying X-ray fluorescence (XRF) sensors on the buckets of production loaders has been proposed as an alternative approach to address t...

The growth history of the Tibetan Plateau provides a valuable natural laboratory to understand tectonic processes of the India–Asia collision and their impact on and interactions with Asian and global climate change. However, both Tibetan Plate...

Gabal El-Ineigi fluorite-bearing rare-metal granite with A-type affinity, located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, is distinguished by its abundance of large fluorite-quartz veins and mafic enclaves. Plagioclase (labradorite to oligoclase), Mg...

The development of mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM), which aims to outline and prioritize mineral exploration targets, has been spurred by advances in data-driven machine learning algorithms. Supervised data-driven MPM is a typical few-shot task,...

The mineral-like phase Ca₃SiO₄Cl₂, an anthropogenic anhydrous calcium chlorine-silicate from the Chelyabinsk coal basin has been investigated using single-crystal and high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The empirical for...

Carbonatite complexes and associated fenite zones are famous for their high-grade rare metal ores. The carbonatite–fenite complexes generally contain high concentrations of light rare earth elements (LREE), thorium (Th), and uranium (U). While...

This archaeometric study aims at characterizing the archaeological finds belonging to the lithic industry from La Calvera rock shelter (Camaleño, Cantabria) and at hypothesizing the possible provenance of each material. The site, located in th...

The molecular structure of the liquid–vapor interfaces of aqueous solutions of alkali metal halides and methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC, (CH₃)₂CHCH₂COCH₃) is determined by using molecular dynamics simulations with polarizable force fields for th...

Structural deformation regimes in the upper crust of the Earth can have significant effects on the distributions of pore-fluid flow in existing fissured and fractured zones, which are surrounded by fluid-saturated porous rocks. Based on the modern mi...

In recent years, some sapphires were found to fade in sunlight and to increase their color after UV irradiation. This unstable color phenomenon is attributed to the photochromism of corundum. The photochromic effect seriously affects the grading and...

Although ilmenite and rutile are extensively used to extract TiO₂ at the industrial level, through the sulphate and chloride processes, they can also be recognized to possess the potential to be employed as the raw material to synthesize other titani...

Although mining contributes to about 1.4% of Fiji’s gross domestic product (GDP), the excavated rocks from mining may have detrimental effects on the environment. In this study, rock samples from five Fiji mine sites were selected to assess the...

A synthetic approach to bond lysozyme (LY) to commercial natural carriers, namely clay minerals (bentonite, BN; and sepiolite, SP) and commercial zeolite (Phil 75^®, PH), already in use in feed formulation, is proposed. The synthetic route, which impl...