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Mineralogy, geochemistry and origin of karst bauxite deposits from the Reserva Fiscal Ávila, SW Dominican Republic 

Domínguez-Carretero, Diego; Villanova de Benavent, Cristina; Torró i Abat, Lisard; Pujol Solà, Núria; Bover-Arnal, Telm; Mestre, Àngel; Aiglsperger, Thomas Hans; Ramírez, Australia; Rodríguez, Jesús; Espaillat, Julio; Proenza Fernández, Joaquín Antonio (2025-09-10)

The energy transition, which aims to reduce carbon emissions and to slow down climate change, demands an ever-increasing supply of the so-called “critical metals”. Rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY) are among the most ...

Assessment of groundwater quality using hydrochemical process, GIS and multivariate statistical analysis at central Rif, North Morocco 

Alitane, Abdennabi; Chahban, Mohamed; Boughrous, Ali Ait; Benyoussef, Said; Arabi, Mourad; El Yousfi, Yassine; Makkaoui, Mohamed; Gueddari, Hicham; El Ouarghi, Hossain; Abdaoui, Abdellali; Ghalit, Mohammad; Zegzouti, Younes Filali; Azirar, Maryam; Himi, Mahjoub (2025-11-14)

This study investigated groundwater in the central Rif region of northern Morocco by analysing 55 water sampling points to assess its physicochemical and hydrogeochemical properties. Through hydrochemical analysis, GIS ...

The medieval stained glass in Catalonia: Girona cathedral 

Pradell, Trinitat; Cañellas, Sílvia; Bonet, Jordi; Garcia Vallès, Maite; Santolària, Anna (2025-09-23)

The production and distribution of stained glass in Mediterranean Europe during the Middle Ages remains inadequately</p><p>understood. This article focuses on Catalonia, where local glass production is documented as early ...

Assessing preferential seepage and monitoring mortar injection through an earthen dam settled over a gypsiferous substrate using combined geophysical methods 

Himi, Mahjoub; Casado, Ismael; Sendrós Brea-Iglesias, Alex; Lovera Carrasco, Raúl; Rivero Marginedas, Lluís; Casas Bou, Albert (2025-07-09)

For several decades the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir has experienced different problems that could affect the safety of the engineering structure. For this reason, several corrective actions have been taken over the ...

Middle Devonian–Carboniferous crustal differentiation promoted by hydrous plume-related magmatism along the Paleo-Pacific active margin: A case study of the Gashun Nuur Complex in the Mongolian Altai<br /> 

de Hoÿm de Marien, Luc; Janoušek, Vojtěch; Schulmann, Karel; Hanžl, Pavel; Míková, Jitka; Hora, John M.; Racek, Martin; Lexa, Ondrej; Sukhbaatar, Turbold; Buriánek, David; Aguilar Gil, Carmen María (2025-06-26)

Petrology, whole-rock geochemistry, Sr–Nd isotopic data, and zircon U–Pb geochronology of magmatic rocks from Gashun Nuur Complex (Tseel Sum, Mongolian Altai) confirm catastrophic mid–late Devonian–Tournaisian (c. 385–350  Ma) ...

Mobilization pilot test of PCE sources in the transition zone to aquitards by combining mZVI and biostimulation with lactic acid 

Puigserver Cuerda, Diana; Herrero Ferran, Jofre; Carmona Pérez, José Ma. (José María) (2025-03-11)

The potential toxic and carcinogenic effects of chlorinated solvents in groundwater on human health and aquatic ecosystems require very effective remediation strategies of groundwater contaminated to achieve the low legal ...

Bioremediation Potential in Recalcitrant Areas of PCE in Alluvial Fan Deposits 

Herrero Ferran, Jofre; Puigserver Cuerda, Diana; Nijenhuis, I.; Kuntze, K.; Carmona Pérez, José Ma. (José María) (2025-03-05)

In the transition zone between aquifers and basal aquitards, the perchloroethene (PCE)-pools are more recalcitrant than those elsewhere in the aquifer. Although biodegradation of chloroethenes occur in this zone, it is a ...

Active fault control on Plio-Quaternary gypsum veins systems (the Galera Fault, S Spain) 

Medina-Cascales, I.; Carrazana, A.; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Alfaro, P.; García-Tortosa, F.J.; Martín-Rojas, I. (2025-02-19)

Gypsum veins were formed during the Pliocene and Pleistocene within the damage zone of the active,left-lateral Galera Fault (central Betic Cordillera, S Spain). Structural analysis reveals that vein distributionand geometry ...

Effects of global and climate change on the freshwater-seawater interface movement in a Mediterranean karst aquifer of Mallorca Island 

Gràcia, Francesc; Puigserver Cuerda, Diana; Giménez, Jordi; Granell, Àlvaro; Carmona Pérez, José Ma. (José María); Torrandell, Aina; Fornós, Joan J. (Joan Josep) (2025-02-18)

Karst aquifers are globally prized freshwater sources, posing a significant preservation challenge. These aquifers typically exhibit dual or even triple porosities, encompassing matrix, fractures-fissures and conduits, ...

Characterization of the Castellón Sandstones Formation (Late Miocene) in the Valencia Trough. Implications for the subsurface CO2 storage 

Gil-Ortiz, M.; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Alcalde Sicilia, Judit; Cabello López, Patricia; Zamora, Gonzalo (2025-02-18)

La Formación Areniscas de Castellón está formada por depósitos deltaicos correspondientes a la progradación del paleo-delta del Ebro durante el Mioceno superior. La caracterización estratigráfica y sedimentológica de estos ...

Stratigraphy and diagenesis of the Thamama-b reservoir zone and its surrounding dense zones in Abu Dhabi oilfields and equivalent Oman outcrops 

Ehrenberg, S.; Neilson, J.; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Oxtoby, N.; Jayachandran, I.; Qi, A.; Vahrenkamp, V. (2025-02-14)

We review published studies characterizing the Thamama-B reservoir zone in the upper Kharaib Formation (late Barremian) in Abu Dhabi oilfields and at outcrops in Oman. Available data for oxygen and carbon isotope compositions, ...

Fluid evolution and halogen fractionation in orogenic belts: A comparative fluid inclusion appraisal in the Eastern Pyrenees 

González-Esvertit, Eloi; Fusswinkel, Tobias; Canals i Sabaté, Àngels; Casas Tuset, Josep Maria; Neilson, J.; Wagner, Thomas; Gómez Rivas, Enrique (2025-02-13)

The physicochemical signatures of fluid-rock interaction, recorded in fluid inclusions, represent fundamental proxies for understanding the interplay between rock deformation, fluid migration, and ore deposit formation in ...

Folding of a single layer in an anisotropic viscous matrix under layer-parallel shortening 

Hu, Yuan-bang; Bons, Paul D.; de Riese, Tamara; Liu, Shu-gen; Llorens, Maria-Gema; González-Esvertit, Eloi; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Li, Dian; Fu, Yu-zhen; Cai, Xue-lin (2025-02-13)

Folds are common structures that provide valuable insights into the direction and amount of shortening and the rheological properties of deformed rocks. Most thin plate folding theory started from M.A. Biot has historically ...

Correction of linear fracture density and error analysis using underground borehole data 

Cao, Dongsheng; Zeng, Lianbo; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Gong, Lei; Liu, Guoping; Lu, Guoqing; Bons, Paul D. (2025-02-13)

Fracture data acquired from drill core and borehole image logs require corrections for the bias due to <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/fracture-orientation" target="_blank" ...

Iron-carbonate concretions with inverse magnetic fabrics; a record of environmental changes in the middle Eocene marine marls of the Southern Pyrenees? 

Oliva-Urcia, Belén; Larrasoaña, Juan C.; Travé i Herrero, Anna; Garcés Crespo, Miguel; Sierra-Campos, P; Pueyo, Emilio; Calvín, P (2025-02-12)

This paper deals with the detailed analyses of magnetic fabrics accompanied by stable isotopic composition and microscopic observations in centimetric and metric scale authigenic carbonate concretions embedded in the Eocene ...

Fingerprinting of ruby and sapphire gemstones through Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) methodologies 

Soares de Sousa, António; Carvalho Gomes, Elsa Maria; Bayés-García, Laura; Di Mariano, A.; Garcia Vallès, Maite (2025-02-12)

Gemstones have significant economic, cultural and artistic value. Advances in the treatment and production of synthetic gemstones create the need for more precise identification methods to distinguish natural stones from ...

Polymorphic crystallization and transformation pathways of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-3-oleoyl-rac-glycerol (PPO) during a liquid–solid-liquid journey 

Macridachis González, Jorge; Bayés-García, Laura; Calvet Pallàs, Maria Teresa (2025-02-10)

The polymorphic behavior of triacylglycerol (TAG) crystals formed during the manufacturing process of lipid-based food</p><p>products relates directly to their textural and melting properties. In this work, we analyzed the ...

Formation mechanisms of molecular compound in saturated-unsaturated mixed-acid triacylglycerols mixture systems and its edible applications 

Bayés-García, Laura; Sato, Kiyotaka; Zhang, Lu; Yoshikawa, Shinichi; Kaneko, Fumitoshi; Yamamoto, Yoshinori; Watanabe, Shimpei; Taguchi, Ken (2025-02-10)

The triacylglycerols (TAGs) containing saturated (Sat)-unsaturated (U) fatty acid moieties (Sat-U mixed acid TAGs) are widely present in most natural fats and employed in many industrial applications. The mixing behavior ...

Use of isotopic (C, Cl) and molecular biology tools to assess biodegradation in a source area of chlorinated ethenes after biostimulation with Emulsified Vegetable Oil (EVO) 

Gil-Villalba, Sergio; Palau, Jordi; Soder-Walz, Jesica M.; Vallecillo, Miguel A.; Corregidor, Jordi; Tirado, Andrea; Shouakar-Stash, Orfan; Guivernau, Miriam; Viñas, Miquel; Soler, Anna; Rosell, Mònica (2025-02-03)

Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation (EISB) using Emulsified Vegetable Oil (EVO) as a long-term electron donor has gained prominence for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with chlorinated ethenes (CEs). This study ...

Evaluation of sampling methods for fracture network characterization using outcrops 

Zeeb, Conny; Gómez Rivas, Enrique; Bons, Paul D.; Blum, Philipp (2025-02-03)

Outcrops provide valuable information for the characterization of fracture networks. Sampling methods such as scanline sampling, window sampling, and circular scanline and window methods are available to measure fracture ...

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