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Minerals, Volume 14, Issue 11

November 2024 - 124 articles

Cover Story: The growth of gypsum crystals by anhydrite dissolution contributes to forming some of the most spectacular natural mineral exhibits, such as the large gypsum crystals in the giant geode of Pulpí (Almeria, Spain), as depicted in our cover picture. Beyond their beauty, these gypsum crystals present a scientific challenge for crystal growers and mineralogists. In this study, we demonstrate that the growth of gypsum by anhydrite dissolution can be replicated within a laboratory timescale, mimicking the natural geochemical environment. We monitor anhydrite's dissolution and gypsum crystal growth in situ under oscillatory temperatures using a customized experimental setup and time-lapse optical microscopy. We also discuss how our findings with the geological history of Pulpì mineralization. View this paper
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Articles (124)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,233 Views
26 Pages

18 November 2024

The Alattu–Päkylä gold occurrence is located in the Northern Lake Ladoga area, in the Raaha-Ladoga suprasubduction zone, at the Karelian Craton (AR)—Svecofennian foldbelt (PR1) boundary. Its gold ore mineral associations are of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,841 Views
18 Pages

18 November 2024

The Kraaipan and Amalia greenstone belts in South Africa occur in the western part of the Kaapvaal Craton. The two belts stretch discontinuously in an approximately north–south orientation over a distance of about 250 km from southern Botswana...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,850 Views
21 Pages

Tracking Depositional Architecture and Diagenetic Evolution in the Jurassic Carbonates, Trans Indus Ranges, NW Himalayas

  • Muhammad Jamil,
  • Ihsan Ullah,
  • Hamad Ur Rahim,
  • Imran Khan,
  • Wahid Abbas,
  • Mohib Ur Rehman,
  • Alidu Rashid,
  • Muhammad Umar,
  • Asad Ali and
  • Numair Ahmed Siddiqui

18 November 2024

The evolution of Jurassic carbonates is globally significant for understanding the depositional framework, diagenetic phases and sedimentary characteristics of shallow marine shelf deposits. For this purpose, two outcrop sections of the Jurassic carb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,657 Views
19 Pages

Influence of Precursor Particle Size and Calcium Hydroxide Content on the Development of Clay Brick Waste-Based Geopolymers

  • Ronaldo A. Medeiros-Junior,
  • Marisa Thiesen,
  • Andrea Murillo Betioli,
  • Juliana Machado Casali,
  • Luiz Fernando Zambiasi Trentin,
  • Andreza Frare and
  • Allan Guimarães Borçato

18 November 2024

This study evaluated the effect of precursor particle size and calcium hydroxide (CH) incorporation on the microstructure, compressive strength, and rheological properties of clay brick waste (BW)-based geopolymers. Rheological analyses were used to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,396 Views
12 Pages

18 November 2024

The surface chemical properties of Lepidolite-1M crystals are closely related to their flotation properties. This paper uses density functional theory (DFT) to analyze the band structure, population, and state density of ideal Lepidolite-1M crystals....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,907 Views
27 Pages

17 November 2024

The extraction of lanthanides(III) from aqueous nitric acid solutions with novel unsymmetrical diglycolamide extactant, N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-dicyclohexyldiglycolamide (DMDCHDGA) into bis(trifluoromethylsulfoyl)imide-based ionic liquids (ILs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,421 Views
24 Pages

17 November 2024

The Xiaorequanzi Cu deposit is located in the western part of the Dananhu–Tousuquan Island arc in eastern Tianshan, Xinjiang. It includes stratiform and epithermal-related veinlet mineralization. However, the genesis of this deposit remains con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,388 Views
14 Pages

17 November 2024

The development of fracture zones (broken zones) and underground karst rivers in underlying granite can significantly reduce the recovery rate of ion-adsorption-type rare earth ores. Additionally, leaching solutions flowing along unfavorable geologic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,084 Views
28 Pages

Geophysical Methods Applied to the Mineralization Discovery of Rare-Earth Elements at the Fazenda Buriti Alkaline Complex, Goiás Alkaline Province, Brazil

  • Fabrício Pereira dos Santos,
  • Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos,
  • Welitom Rodrigues Borges and
  • Patrícia Caixeta Borges

17 November 2024

In this case study, exploratory techniques were applied for the selection of potential targets for rare-earth elements (REEs) in the Fazenda Buriti Mafic–Ultramafic Complex, part of the Goiás Alkaline Province. The results of the process...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,234 Views
21 Pages

17 November 2024

This paper presents the results of experiments conducted on the flotation separation of cyclone dust particles. The flotation process was conducted using a laboratory flotation apparatus comprising three chambers. Experimental tests supported theoret...

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