Rare earth elements (REE) are either housed in exotic REE minerals that sporadically populate the host rock or they occur as ionic substitutions in the crystal structure of existing rock-forming minerals. The genesis of REEs in carbonatite rocks can result in intricate mineralogical textures between REE minerals, host rock minerals, and minerals formed by later processes. Upfront mineralogical ...

The Segura mining field, the easternmost segment of Góis–Panasqueira–Segura tin–tungsten metallogenic belt (north–central Portugal), includes Sn-W quartz veins and Li-Sn aplite-pegmatites, which are believed to be genetically related Variscan Granites. Sediment geochemistry indicates granite-related Ti-enrichments, locally disturbed by mineralization, suggesting magmatic metamorphic/metasomatic...

Bentonite deposits of economic interest are widespread in Tashtab Mountains (Khur), east of Isfahan province, Iran. Several bentonite deposits have been developed in this area as a result of Eocene volcanic alteration. These deposits are classified as Khur bentonite horizon. XRD analyses reveal that alteration products consist of Na-montmorillonite, kaolinite, quartz, calcite, and crystobalite....

Supraglacial deposits are known for their influence on glacier ablation. The magnitude of this influence depends on the thickness and the type of the deposited material. The effects of thin layers of atmospheric black carbon and of thick moraine debris have been intensively studied. Studies related to regional-scale deposits of volcanic tephra with thicknesses varying between millimetres and me...

the objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of a sustained-release multi-trace element ruminal bolus on sex ratio, the reproductive performance and lambs growth of afshari ewes. eighty afshari cycling ewes during breeding season were used in the trial. the animals were synchronized using cidr for 14 days and assigned into 4 groups including: group 1 (n=20) received a singl...

Researchers seek to identify dry lake bed deposits on Mars, if present. Primary tools in this search include the 1996 Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) and the 2001 Mars Odyssey multi-channel radiometer THEMIS. Interpretations are based on a comparison of the recorded signatures to laboratory spectra. Texture affects both the shape and contrast of the spectral signatures ...

Trace element (TE) analysis of pyrite via LA-ICP-MS can be used to reconstruct the conditions formation in complex mineral systems. The Carpentaria province northern Australia is host some world’s highest value Zn-Pb (+Ag, Cu) deposits. genesis many these deposits controversial, with competing models single-vs. multi-stage ore formation. In this study, data paragenetically constrained from Geor...