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The Unexpected Discovery of Paleocene? Coals in Outcrops Thought to Be Cambrian, Al Huqf, Oman

Journal of Petroleum Geology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Two brown organic deposits were encountered whilst investigating kaolinitic claystones thought to occur at the base of a Cambrian formation at outcrop. The age of these organic deposits is probably Paleocene from palynology. Organic petrography shows that they are subbituminous coals with some oil source potential.
Mohammed H. Al Kindi, Alan P. Heward, Lorraine B. Eglinton, Steve R. Packer, Darrin T. Stead   +4 more
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Benzene biodegradability tests on a residual granitic soil

, 2011
Benzene is a component of most fuels and an important industrial solvent. It is widely spread in soils, sediments and groundwater near diesel/gasoline service stations, refineries and in other industrial areas. For benzene, as other BTEXs, the most used in-situ remediation technology is Soil Vapour Extraction followed by bioremediation.
Maria Cristina Vila, Maria Manuela Carvalho, Valentina Domingues, Cristina Delerue Matos, Teresa Oliva Teles, António Fiúza, José Soeiro de Carvalho   +6 more
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Field testing of shear strength of granite residual soils

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The characteristics of residual soils are very different from those of sedimentary soils. Although the strength characteristics of sedimentary soils have been studied extensively, the shear strength characteristics of granitic residual soils (GRS) subjected to the weathering of parent rocks have rarely been investigated.
Song Yin, Pengfei Liu, Xianwei Zhang, Wenyuan He, Pan Yan, Yuzhou Sun   +5 more
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LifeMet: Report on the 2024–2025 meteorite recovery expedition in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica for the study of microbe–meteorite interactions

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Since the discovery of nine meteorites near the Yamato mountains in 1969, Antarctica has been recognized as a superb location for meteorite recovery. While Antarctic recovery expeditions prioritize meteorite preservation for mineralogical and planetary studies, meteorites are not typically collected for biological applications.
Rachael Lappan, Rachel S. Kirby, Andrew G. Tomkins   +2 more
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Seed pellets containing activated carbon increase emergence of native plant species used in dryland restoration following herbicide application

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Over half of dryland ecosystems worldwide are degraded, making restoration a priority. Most dryland restoration efforts use seed‐based approaches, which often result in limited establishment of desirable species. The dual challenges of abiotic stressors and invasive species dominance are key barriers to native plant community ...
Emily H. Swartz, Bailey Caldwell, Caroline A. Havrilla   +2 more
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Impacts of reclamation approaches on plant establishment in an arid environment during copper mine revegetation

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Revegetation using native vegetation is a commonly used technique to reclaim landscapes degraded by mining activities. Revegetation efforts in the arid Southwestern United States face physical, geochemical, hydrological, and biological challenges unique to drylands.
Sierra T. Lauman, Catherine G. Fontana, Elise S. Gornish, Julia W. Neilson   +3 more
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A Triassic chronostratigraphic and palaeogeographic framework for the Utsira High area, northern North Sea: Reconstructing a basin‐scale drainage divide

Sedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Triassic succession of the northern North Sea comprises a series of interbedded sandstones, mudstones and conglomerates deposited under a fluctuating arid to semi‐humid climate regime, which are often difficult to correlate regionally due to differing lithostratigraphic schemes and poor age control. Despite existing regional studies on the
Riccardo Sordi, Adrian Hartley, Shaan Heydenrych, Spyridon Saltapidas   +3 more
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Composition and Provenance of Victoria Group Sandstones in Southern North Victoria Land, Antarctica

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 3, September 2026.
Three distinct source areas contributed to sandstones of the Victoria Group within the Transantarctic Basin in southern North Victoria Land. During the Permian, quartzose sandstones were derived from erosion of the local Ross Orogen, likely from an uplifted swell in the area of today's Ross Sea, the Ross High.
Martin Elsner, Robert Schöner, Reinhard Gaupp, Andreas Kronz, Benjamin Bomfleur, Joerg W. Schneider, Lothar G. Viereck   +6 more
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The Global South's OCBIL Theory Helps Elucidate Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation in Biological and Cultural Diversity

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 3, September 2026.
Ecological theory has been shaped disproportionately by studies conducted in young, disturbance‐prone, relatively fertile landscapes (YODFELs), mostly in the Global North. Yet, many megadiverse regions in the Global South are dominated by old, climatically buffered, infertile landscapes (OCBILs), resulting in fundamentally different patterns that ...
Stephen D. Hopper, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +1 more
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Geotechnical evaluation of residual granitic soils contaminated with gasoline

Abstract Human activity brings several risks of contamination with pollutants of varying types and effects, with hydrocarbon compounds being of great concern as they are released by vehicles, industrial and construction activities and in areas with fuel reservoirs, among others.
Luis Ferreira Gomes, Gonçalo Teixeira, André Studart, Leonardo Marchiori, Maria Vitoria Morais, Antonio Albuquerque, Luis Andrade Pais   +6 more
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