Tidal flat deposits of the Lower Proterozoic Campbell Group along the southwestern margin of the Kaapvaal Craton, Northern Cape Province, South Africa [PDF]
Lower Proterozoic stromatolites and associated clastic carbonate deposits of the Campbell Group, from the southern margin (Prieska area) of the Kaapvaal Craton, northern Cape Province, are described.
Aigner +66 more
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Are spherulitic lacustrine carbonates an expression of large-scale mineral carbonation? : A case study from the East Kirkton Limestone, Scotland [PDF]
BP Exploration Co. is thanked for funding, and particularly the Carbonate Team for supporting this research and for fruitful discussions. West Lothian Council and Scottish Natural Heritage are thanked for allowing access and permission for sampling the ...
Billing, Ian +11 more
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Ferromanganese nodules and micro-hardgrounds associated with the Cadiz Contourite Channel (NE Atlantic): Palaeoenvironmental records of fluid venting and bottom currents [PDF]
Ferromanganese nodule fields and hardgrounds have recently been discovered in the Cadiz Contourite Channel in the Gulf of Cadiz (850–1000 m). This channel is part of a large contourite depositional system generated by the Mediterranean Outflow Water ...
Abouchami +159 more
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Leaching kinetic of copper oxide ore containing carbonate gangue in the acid condition
This article is focused on the leaching kinetic of copper oxide ore containing carbonate gangue.The effects of temperature,acid concentration,particle size,liquid-to-solid ratio and stirring rate on leaching of the copper oxide ore were determined.The ...
WU Ai-xiang +4 more
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Optimizing electron backscatter diffraction of carbonate biominerals—resin type and carbon coating [PDF]
Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is becoming a widely used technique to determine crystallographic orientation in biogenic carbonates. Despite this use, there is little information available on preparation for the analysis of biogenic carbonates ...
Alberto Pérez-Huerta +4 more
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Characterization of a calcium phospho-silicated apatite with iron oxide inclusions [PDF]
An iron oxide containing calcium phosphate–silicate hydroxyapatite was synthesized by calcination at 900 °C of a sample obtained by precipitation in basic aqueous solution of Ca, P, Si, Fe and Mg containing acidic solution made from dissolution of ...
Borschneck, Daniel +4 more
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Corrosion and deterioration mechanism of water-rich filling materials in carbonate solutions
In order to research the impact of carbonate ions on water-rich filling materials,strength testing,scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction analysis and IR spectrum testing were used to analyze the macro- and micro-structural change and the ...
GAO Meng, LIU Juan-hong, WU Ai-xiang
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Mangarara Formation: exhumed remnants of a middle Miocene, temperate carbonate, submarine channel-fan system on the eastern margin of Taranaki Basin, New Zealand [PDF]
The middle Miocene Mangarara Formation is a thin (1–60 m), laterally discontinuous unit of moderately to highly calcareous (40–90%) facies of sandy to pure limestone, bioclastic sandstone, and conglomerate that crops out in a few valleys in North ...
Armstrong BD +25 more
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Chemotrophic Microbial Mats and Their Potential for Preservation in the Rock Record [PDF]
Putative microbialites are commonly regarded to have formed in association with photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria. However, many modern microbial mat ecosystems are dominated by chemotrophic bacteria and archaea.
Bailey, Jake V. +3 more
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The Rudny Altai is a western segment of the Altai orogenic belt. Its geological richness makes its geoheritage exploration an urgent matter. Investigations in the Loktevsky District (Altai Region, Russian Federation) have led to the finding of three ...
Jaroslav M. Gutak, Dmitry A. Ruban
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