Geosciences, Volume 16, Issue 1

This study utilizes Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) with different spatial resolutions (SRTM 90 m, ASTER DEM 30 m, and ALOS PALSAR 12.5 m), Landsat-8 satellite imagery, and the Bouguer WGM-12 gravity model to analyze morphotectonic features in the Up...

This study investigates the hydrography and geochemical signature in Ilha Grande Bay (RJ, Brazil), focusing on the seasonal intrusion of South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) and its interaction with lead sources. CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, and De...

Population growth and agricultural expansion are threatening groundwater resources in the Maze Zenti catchment, Southern Ethiopia. This study evaluated groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation by analyzing 30 samples using an integrated ap...

Detailed geochemical modelling of the potential groundwater impacts of CO₂ geo-sequestration requires site-specific knowledge of how mobile elements are hosted within rocks. We present a simple sequential extraction procedure analogous to pH conditio...

Freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles in seasonally frozen regions induce progressive volumetric strains leading to degradation of soils’ mechanical properties and performance of earthen infrastructure. Conventional chemical stabilization techniques often a...

The electrical resistivity and acoustic properties of marine sediments are essential for understanding their physical and mechanical behavior. Over recent decades, significant advancements have been made in both in situ and laboratory measurement tec...

Post-collisional Cu-Au-Ni-Co-Pt-Pd-Sc porphyry [Duck Creek porphyry system (DCPS)] with overlying Au-Te-Bi-W-HRE epithermal mineralisation [Highway epithermal system (HES)] has been discovered in the core of the Mitakoodi anticline, southwest of Clon...

The global production of dimension stones, that is, natural stones that can be processed into blocks and used as building and decorative materials, has grown steadily since the second half of the twentieth century. The rise of global markets and trad...

Total organic carbon (TOC) is a critical parameter for evaluating shale source rock quality and hydrocarbon generation potential. However, accurate TOC estimation from conventional well logs remains challenging, especially in data-limited geological...

Water quality assessment is crucial for the sustainable use and management of groundwater resources. This study was carried out in the irrigated plains of Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan, to evaluate groundwater suitability for a managed aquifer re...

The cut-off low that struck Valencia (Spain) on 29 October 2024, causing 229 deaths, underscored the pressing need to promote awareness and strengthen education on natural hazards, particularly among school-aged students. In this scenario, revising t...

This study investigates the spatial patterns and drivers of carbon emissions across China’s three major urban agglomerations—Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH), the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and the Pearl River Delta (PRD)—fro...

Quaternary lavas (ankaramite, basalt, basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite) from the Kamchatka, Kurile, Ecuador and Cascade volcanic arcs contain Cl-bearing mineral microinclusions in rock-forming minerals and groundmass volcanic glass. They are repre...

This study focuses on the scale of wind and rainfall-induced soil erosion that is relevant to transportation infrastructure. To this end, an experimental approach was devised and carried out to assess the effectiveness of lignin, a biodegradable and...

The heterogeneity of a tectonic fault interface controls both the spatial features of seismicity and the locations of the foci of shallow earthquakes. Strong earthquakes are associated with ruptures of asperities. We present the Seismogenic Patches D...

Gabal (G.) Suwayqat El-Arsha contains two distinct phases of granitoids: I-type granodiorite and A-type monzogranite. Both of them experienced intense fractional crystallization that affected plagioclase, alkali feldspar, quartz, and, to a lesser deg...

Rainfall infiltration is one of the main factors inducing slope instability, while the spatial heterogeneity and uncertainty of soil parameters have profound impacts on slope response characteristics and stability evolution. Traditional deterministic...

The chemical compositions and formation temperatures of magnesian calcite and dolomite were estimated by using the combination of chemical analysis, crystallographic parameters, and a plethora of various diagrams and mathematical calculations. This s...

Understanding how processes of magma genesis and magma differentiation control and modify the chemical composition of erupted lavas from the geochemical measurements of the latter is an under-constrained inverse problem, as there is only one known pa...

Faults and fractures play a critical role in subsurface systems; they may act as hydrocarbon traps, compartmentalize reservoirs, or serve as conduits for fluid migration across stratigraphic intervals. Consequently, fault delineation from seismic dat...

Flooding is a significant natural hazard in arid regions, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where intense rainfall events pose serious risks to both infrastructure and public safety. Bahrah City, situated between Jeddah and Makkah, has experienced recurr...

The Lower-Middle Jurassic Xishanyao Formation in the Nileke Sag of the Yili Basin contains substantial reserves of coal and coalbed methane (CBM). Elucidating its depositional evolution and the controlling factors of coal accumulation within a sequen...

The basement of the Rattlesnake Creek terrane (RCT) in the Klamath Mountains is a mélange of metamorphosed sedimentary and igneous blocks. Recent work shows that the overlying RCT cover sequence has a North American provenance but formed after...

The present work reconsiders our current knowledge of the presence of brachiopod genera in the Chattian and Aquitanian stages (late Oligocene and Early Miocene, respectively). Two of the most important sources of paleontological information were used...

Nowadays, despite the advancements in several technological areas, the education process of various subjects shows minimal evolution from the approaches used in prior years. In light of these, some fields struggle to capture the student’s atten...

Morphological variability on Mediterranean embayed sandy beaches is largely driven by wave storms and episodic sediment inputs from local streams during intense rainfall. While storm impacts are well documented, the combined influence of stream disch...

A rifted margin can be regarded, in the first place, as a crustal thinning taper framed by “box-shaped” continental and oceanic crusts whose top basement and Moho are parallel. Attempts to understand the relationship between lithosphere e...

Soil liquefaction remains a critical geotechnical hazard during earthquakes, posing significant risks to infrastructure and urban resilience. Traditional empirical methods, while practical, often fall short in capturing complex parameter interactions...

The first comprehensive study about of amber from the Lower Cretaceous of the Lusitanian Basin, in the Estremadura region of western Portugal, is here reported. The amber was recovered as isolated clasts in the Portela da Vila outcrop section, near t...

Analysis of regional changes in climatic parameters and moistening conditions is a necessary task for obtaining objective data on changes in landscapes. The article analyzes long-term changes in a complex of climatic variables on the south of the Cen...

The hydraulic performance of woven geotextiles is frequently overlooked in roadway design, despite their extensive use for reinforcement applications. Woven geotextiles are typically manufactured from hydrophobic polymers such as polypropylene or pol...

Reservoir petrophysical characterization is traditionally performed through the interpretation of well logs validated with routine core analysis (RCAL), often excluding the integration of other tools such as computed tomography (CT), which provides i...

The reduction in Yangtze River-derived suspended particulate matter significantly impacts adjacent marine sedimentation. Although traditionally considered the primary sediment source for the Zhejiang-Fujian Mud Belt, environmental magnetic evidence c...

The stability of underground excavations is a critical factor in the safety and efficiency of mining operations, particularly in structurally complex and geomechanically variable rock mass. This study presents a comparative evaluation of empirical an...

Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction poses significant geotechnical hazards, including sand boiling, loss of foundation bearing capacity, lateral spreading, pipeline flotation, uneven settlement, and slope instability. While cyclic liquefaction const...

The island of Mindoro forms the northeastern part of the Palawan Continental Terrane, a terrane that is considered to have formed at the southwestern margin of SE China and subsequently drifted into its present position as a consequence of the openin...

This study presents the digitization and integration of Kazakhstan’s legacy gravimetric maps at a scale of 1:200,000 into a modern geospatial database using ArcGIS. The primary objective was to convert analog gravity data into a structured, que...

Detrital zircon U–Pb dating from the Muti Formation sheds light on sediment sources and foreland basin development along the northeastern Arabian margin during the Late Cretaceous. The siliciclastic-rich Muti Formation was deposited in a syn-ob...

During the course of the Carboniferous to Permian, large parts of eastern Laurentia and northern Gondwana were affected by the Variscan Orogeny accompanying the assembly of Pangea. Here, we concentrate on the Appalachian belt of eastern Laurentia and...

The SE Baltic area, the former Eastern Prussia, is renowned for complex natural history. Over the past millions of years, the area experienced major geological events and geomorphic landscape transformations, resulting in the present relief configura...

Accurate evaluation of unsaturated shear strength remains a significant challenge in geotechnical engineering because of the nonlinear interaction between matric suction and shear strength. Existing models often assume a linear contribution of suctio...

This study presents stratigraphic and structure findings from the southeastern Bannu Basin, a structurally complex segment of the Sub-Himalayan foreland in Pakistan. Two dimensional seismic reflection data were integrated with well-log data from the...

The iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) skarns of the Tatatila-Las Minas mining district in central Mexico represent a structurally-controlled, exhumed fossil geothermal system located in the eastern sector of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). The di...

Paleogene lacustrine shale is a key source rock for large oil reserves in China and a major target for shale oil exploration. However, differences in the chemical characteristics of felsic and carbonate shales during burial and thermal evolution rema...

The observed shortage of water resources in the western and southern regions of the Russian Federation may soon affect the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan. An increase in the share of groundwaters can help to solve this problem. To provide...

Geomorphological hazards such as landslides, debris flows, coastal erosion, and slope collapses are among the world’s most pervasive natural threats, with worsening impacts on lives, livelihoods, and infrastructures in terms of deaths and econo...

(1) Background: Geothermal resources are enriched in Jiangsu Province, particularly in its mid-deep geothermal reservoirs. The thermal properties and thermal effects of magmatic rocks, which are largely unknown in Jiangsu Province, are fundamental fo...

The Metaponto coastal plain (Ionian margin, Southern Italy) records the Late Pleistocene–Holocene evolution of a foredeep coastal system shaped by relative sea-level change, vertical land motion, and compaction. We analyze a 22 m continuous cor...

The article presents the results of research conducted on several rare metal deposits and ore occurrences within the North-Western Kalba region (Eastern Kazakhstan). The high demand for rare metals such as Li, Ta, Cs, Be, and Sn, and the limited know...

The study of astromaterials, including meteorites, provides essential insights into the origin and evolution of the Solar System. Their scientific value relies not only on analytical investigations but also on rigorous documentation and long-term pre...