Gahnite electron probe microanalyses from three pegmatites (Mirador, Capoeira and Quintos) of the Borborema Pegmatitic Province in northeastern Brazil allowed to determine molar compositions ranging from 86.22 to 95.41 mol% gahnite (ZnAl2O4), 1.51 to 6 ...
Dwight R. Soares +3 more
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dragon: A New Tool for Exploring Redox Evolution Preserved in the Mineral Record
The flow of energy and elements between the geosphere and biosphere can be traced through changing redox chemistry of Earth’s surface. Deep-time trends in the mineral record, including mineral age and elemental composition, reveal a dynamic history of ...
Stephanie J. Spielman, Eli K. Moore
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A Strategy for Teaching an Effective Undergraduate Mineralogy Course [PDF]
An effective undergraduate mineralogy course provides students with a familiarity and understanding of minerals that is necessary for studying the Earth.
R. Swope, Reto Gieré
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Ti-Fe mineralization in Bafq anomaly no. 15, Central Iran: Insights to mineralogy and mineral chemistry [PDF]
The Ti- Fe mineralization in Bafq 15 anomaly located 35 Km NW of Bafq city, and is a part of Poshte Badam Block in the Central Iran. Mineralization including magnetite, titanomagnetite, ilmenite, and minor pyrite which hosted by gabbro and pyroxenite ...
Sakine Amraei +4 more
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Soil bacterial communities of a calcium-supplemented and a reference watershed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), New Hampshire, USA [PDF]
Soil Ca depletion because of acidic deposition-related soil chemistry changes has led to the decline of forest productivity and carbon sequestration in the northeastern USA. In 1999, acidic watershed (WS) 1 at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF),
Brodie, Eoin L. +6 more
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A review of mineral carbonation technologies to sequester CO2 [PDF]
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration includes a portfolio of technologies that can potentially sequester billions of tonnes of CO2 per year.
A. Sanna +214 more
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Mineral chemistry and thermobarometry of gabbroic rocks from the Pargeh area (NE Qazvin): A key for understanding the crystallization conditions [PDF]
Introduction Mineral chemistry data as well as petrography provide a comprehensive picture of magma crystallization conditions that support the conclusions based on geochemical data. In addition, the chemical composition of minerals such as clinopyroxene,
Nahid Naseri +4 more
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The Mineral Chemistry Networks of Tin and Tungsten Reflect Metallogenic Events of the Mesozoic
Continental remobilization is a crucial driver of metallogenesis and the formation of ore deposits. Some of the world’s largest mineral deposits of the economically valuable elements tin (Sn), tungsten (W), gold (Au), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn)
Eli K. Moore +2 more
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In this study, a nanocomposite of palladium supported graphene oxide (GO)/metal–organic framework (MOF) was prepared using electroless deposition of Pd on GO followed by impregnation method of Pd@GO and MOF. The prepared materials were characterized with
Mogwasha D. Makhafola +6 more
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Review of trace toxic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Te) and their deportment in gold processing. Part 1: Mineralogy, aqueous chemistry and toxicity [PDF]
A literature review on the deportment of trace toxic elements (Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Se, and Te) in gold processing by cyanidation is presented which compiles the current knowledge in this area and highlights the gaps.
Breuer, P.L. +4 more
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