Rare Earth Elements in Mineral Deposits: Speciation in Hydrothermal Fluids and Partitioning in Calcite by Emily P. Perry, Alexander P. Gysi

“…Hydrothermal REE-bearing calcite is typically hosted in carbonatites and alkaline rocks, such as the giant Bayan Obo REE deposit in China and potential REE deposits such as Bear Lodge, WY. …”
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Vertical Electric Sounding of Leachate Contaminant Plumes at a Dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria by W. Tamuno, S. Inichinbia

“…The aquifer is the underlying rocks of sand and gravel that are porous which constitute the water body. …”
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Determination of Hydrogeochemistry, Drinking and Irrigation Properties of Groundwaters in the Northwest Section of Afyon Plain by Can Başaran, Hüseyin Manap

“…The schists and carbonate rocks cropping out in the region affect the current composition of the waters. …”
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Improvement on the Key Element of Flexible U-Shaped Steel Support and Its Field Applications by Zhili Su, Shengguo Jing, Wenbing Xie, Qingteng Tang, Xingkai Wang

“…In China, there are a significant numbers of soft rocks roadways in underground coal mines. The roofs of these roadways are generally highly fractured, and traditional bolt installation does not provide sufficient supporting capacity. …”
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Quantification of Tremolite in Friable Material Coming from Calabrian Ophiolitic Deposits by Infrared Spectroscopy by Antonella Campopiano, Angelo Olori, Annapaola Cannizzaro, Antonino Iannò, Pietro Paolo Capone

“…The aim of this study is to identify the infrared absorption band suitable for quantifying tremolite in three powdered samples (fine, medium, and large size classes) coming from a quarry of ophiolitic friable rocks in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy. …”
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Natural Background Level and Contamination of Shallow Groundwater Salinity in Various Aquifers in a Coastal Urbanized Area, South China by Pan Bi, Dongya Han, Chunyan Liu, Liquan Xiao, Heqiu Wu, Meng Zhang

“…By contrast, interactions of water and soils/rocks were the main factors controlling the NBLs of TDS in other groundwater units. …”
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Kansei Analysis of the Japanese Residential Garden and Development of a Low-Cost Virtual Reality Kansei Engineering System for Gardens by Tatsuro Matsubara, Shigekazu Ishihara, Mitsuo Nagamachi, Yukihiro Matsubara

“…Landscaping components, such as rocks, trees, and ponds, are widely diversified and have a large number of possible arrangements. …”
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Analysis of Damage due to the M6.4 Tuban-Bawean Earthquake using Remote Sensing by Tuasamu Siti Asmayanti, Cahyadi Mokhamad Nur, Komalasari Nilam, Nusantara Candida Aulia De Silva, Widodo Amien, Widjajanti Nurrohmat, Aprianti Evi, Kusumawardani Deni, Rahmawati Yessi, Azizi Iqbal Hanun

“…On the other hand, volcanic rocks (Qv) composed of alternating lava, breccia and tuff tend to experience greater deformation because they are easily affected by tectonic forces. …”
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Integrated hydrothermal evolution of a Botucatu paleodune and a blanketing lava flow from the Serra Geral Group, Uruguaiana by Leo Afraneo Hartmann, Felipe Padilha Leitzke, Cassiana Roberta Lizzoni Michelin, Melissa Johner, Cristiano de Carvalho Lana

“…The oxidized top of the flow (upper Tier 2) overlies the reduced base (Tier 1), which consists of exposed, massive rocks in creek beds that are light gray-colored and contain small (10 cm) agate geodes and numerous silicified sandstone dikes. …”
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Geotechnical Investigation of the Slope Instability in the Gündoğan Village Settlement Area (Ardeşen-Rize) by Ayberk Kaya, Cem Demirbaş, Serhat Dağ

“…At the end of the field work, it was determined that the talus whose thickness varies between 5.0 and 16.5 meters overlies the parent material that was formed by the Late Cretaceous-aged Çağlayan Formation consisting of volcano-sedimentary rocks. To determine the physico-mechanical properties of the talus, undisturbed samples were taken from boreholes. …”
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Delineating Hot Zone and Lineaments within Vredefort Crater in South Africa through Aeromagnetic Data Inversions by Muhammad B Atif, Yongzhi Wang, Muhammad P Akhter, Bello Y Ayoola, Lawal K Muideen, Fahad Hameed, Kateryna Hlyniana, Bo Wen, Zubair Nabi, Dong Yuhao, Yakubu M Bashir

“…The Vredefort Dome has undergone some geologic processes that result in changes in the temperature of the rocks. This study contributes to the discussion on the thermal effect of the impact in the area on a regional scale and also delineates the linear structures around the Dome. …”
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The Size Effect and Microstructure Changes of Granite after Heat Treatment by Zhongping Guo, Jian Li, Yongqi Song, Chengqian He, Fuyu Zhang

“…The fracture toughness of two kinds of rocks was tested by fracture tests, and the results were analyzed by a nonlinear fracture mechanics model (SEL). …”
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The fault systems that control the occurrences of iron ore deposits in northeastern Aswan, Egypt by Mohamed Abd El-Wahed, Ibrahim A. Salem, Mohamed Attia, Dina Younis

“…Abstract The present study combines remote sensing data (Landsat-8 and ASTER) with structural analysis to identify the fault systems affecting the distribution of the ironstone beds in northeastern Aswan, Egypt. Sedimentary rocks, such as the Abu Aggag, Timsah, and Umm Brammily formations, characterize northeastern Aswan. …”
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Deformation mechanism and damage energy evolution of coal body under different gas pressures based on the energy principle by Yongjiang Yu, Xu Dong, Jiaming Liu, Zhiyuan Song, Zhiqiang Wu, Wenjing Guo

“…To investigate the damage evolution characteristics and energy evolution mechanism of coal pillars loaded in a gas pressure environment, a uniaxial compression test was performed on a coal body under different gas pressures using a load testing apparatus for gas-containing coal rocks. The obtained results showed that the mechanical properties of the coal body varied with the gas pressure. …”
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Erodibility and sedimentation potential of marly formations at the watershed scale by F. Rostami, S. Feiznia, M. Aleali, M. Heshmati, B. Yousefi yegane

“…The reasons for erosion intensity and sedimentation in the two mentioned formations are slopes, vegetation and land use in addition to the type of rocks in Kashkan and Gurpi formations which are predominantly marl and shale.…”
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Origin and Distribution of Carbonate Cement in Tight Sandstones: The Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 8 Oil Layer in West Ordos Basin, China by Jin Lai, Guiwen Wang, Jing Chen, Shuchen Wang, Zhenglong Zhou, Xuqiang Fan

“…Carbonate cement is much more commonly observed in sand bodies adjacent to Chang 7 source rocks. With increasing distance from the Chang 7 oil layers, the carbonate cement content gradually decreases. …”
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Analysis of Debris Flow Reduction Effect of Check Dam Types considering the Mountain Stream Shape: A Case Study of 2016 Debris Flow Hazard in Ulleung-do Island, South Korea by Man-Il Kim, Namgyun Kim

“…It is characterized by steep slopes covered with effusive rocks released from multiple volcanic activities. …”
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Investigation on the Hydrate Blockage Avoidance Performance of Two Anti-Agglomerants and Their Mixture with PVP by Sunan Wang, Litao Chen, Lei Guo, Jiansheng Luo, Liangliang Ren, Xiong Xiang, Tie Geng, Changhong Yu, Zilong Meng

“…The hydrate blockage avoidance performance of two anti-agglomerants (coconut amidopropyl dimethylamine, propylene bis (octadecylamidopropyl dimethylammonium chloride)) and their mixtures with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was tested in a high-pressure rocking cell apparatus. The effect of gas–liquid ratio, water content and PVP concentration were analyzed. …”
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Experimental procedures, influencing parameters, and future prospects of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide by Kun Dai, Kun Dai, Yan Xia, Yan Xia, Guangjie Yuan, Guangjie Yuan, Tianen Liu, Tianen Liu, Hong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Hengyu Song, Hengyu Song, Haowei Yuan

“…Integrated data analysis is applied to investigate the multiple factors affecting the storage capacity of CCS sites, including the geological properties of reservoir sites, physicochemical characteristics of CO2, and petrophysical features of rocks. We also review recent developments in CCS technology. …”
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Coal as a non-conventional resource of rare earth elements (REEs) and trace elements: Benefits and impacts on environment and human health – A review by Himanshu Jaiswal, Alok K. Singh

“…Carbonatite and Per-alkaline rocks are the conventional sources of REEs, but their worldwide abundance is minimal. …”
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