The Silurian Pelplin Formation is a part of thick, mud-prone distal fill the Caledonian foredeep, which stretches along western margin East European Craton. consists organic carbon-rich mudstones that have recently been target intensive investigations, as they represent potential source shale gas. host numerous calcite concretions containing authigenic pyrite and barite. Mineralogical and petro...

The exploration and mining of Nigerian barite are primarily by artisanal small-scale miners (ASM) whose operations characterized poor productivity. As a result, the quantity quality barites produced do not satisfy nation’s oil sector demands other industries that require mineral. This situation leads to massive importation mineral with negative impact on country’s drive toward increasing contri...

In this study, based on the pure mineral flotation test of barite, effect law microwave barite was investigated by using UV-visible spectrophotometer (L5), solution chemistry calculation and Zeta potential, scanning electron microscope (SEM), other testing methods; at same time, red kinetic analysis carried out to deeply explore mechanism C18H33NaO2 under radiation. Mineral tests show that deio...

Recent developments at synchrotron X-ray beamlines now allow collection of data suitable for structure determination and Rietveld structure refinement at high pressures and temperatures on challenging materials. These include materials, such as dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that tends to calcine at high temperatures, and Fe-containing materials, such as the spinel MgFe2O4, which tend to undergo changes...

Oceanic basalts host diverse microbial communities with various metabolisms involved in C, N, S, and Fe biogeochemical cycles which may contribute to mineral and glass alteration processes at, and below the seafloor. In order to study the microbial colonization on basaltic glasses and their potential biotic/abiotic weathering products, two colonization modules called AISICS ("Autonomous in situ...

In recent years, the Lamb wave analysis by the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) for concrete structures has been an effective nondestructive evaluation, such as the condition assessment and dimension identification by the elastic wave velocities and their reflections from boundaries. This study proposes an effective Lamb wave analysis by the practical application of MASW to concre...

We analyze the concrete security provided by a signature scheme described in a recent Internet Draft by McGrew and Curcio.