After 11 5 ka of quiescence (24 5–13 ka), the Nevado de Toluca volcano started a 2500 year period of activity. This period was characterized by a dome destruction event at 13 ka, a small Plinian event at 12 1 ka, and a large Plinian eruption at 10 5 ka. About 10 km of magma was erupted that was homogeneous in composition (63 3–65 7 SiO2 wt % whole-rock) and in mineralogy. Pumice consists of pla...

Studies of three selected sulfide-silicate assemblages from ore samples from the Sar Cheshmeh porphyry copper deposit led to some ore genetic conclusions. The presence of chalcopyrite blebs in the groundmass orthoclase and quartz from the stock suggests liquid immiscibility in a cooling late-magmatic melt. This is in favor of the orthomagmatic model proposed for porphyry copper deposits. Th...

The sorption of Ra on Olkiluoto biotite in the context deep geological disposal spent nuclear fuel was studied with isotherm batch experiments. Ba used as an analog for experiments and modeling studies. A wide concentration range Ra/Ba studies (2.6 × 10?9 M to 1 10?3 M) addition four different reference groundwaters salinity types ranging from fresh saline. Experimental results show that both s...

This study employed 16S rRNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing to examine the hypothesis that chemolithotrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) would preferentially colonize the Fe(II)-bearing mineral biotite compared to quartz sand when the minerals were incubated in situ within a subsurface redox transition zone (RTZ) at the Hanford 300 Area site in Richland, WA, USA. The work was motivated by th...

Biotite samples from different units of Boroujerd Granitoid Complex (BGC) of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, western Iran, have beenanalyzed by electron microprobe for major elements. Biotite analyses from three units of quartzdiorite, granodiorite and monzograniteof BGC have their own distinct non-overlapping compositional fields in the annite – siderophyllite – phlogopite – eastonitequadrilateral (...

Two soilkaprolite profiles from ridge crest sites in central Georgia were investigated for mineralogical and textural trends to help elucidate the relationship between Cenozoic Coastal Plain deposits landward of the Fall Line and the Piedmont. Result from the study of a 10.5 m thick sequence in Sparta, Georgia reveal a deep lateritic profile showing complete loss of plagioclase, gradational los...