Late Glacial and Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Submerged Karst Basin Pirovac Bay on the Eastern Adriatic Coast by Nikolina Ilijanić, Dea Brunović, Slobodan Miko, Valentina Hajek Tadesse, Ozren Hasan, Ivan Razum, Martina Šparica Miko, Saša Mesić

“…A long sedimentary sequence (7.45 m) supplemented by a shorter sediment core (1.45 m) from a shallower part of the bay was analyzed for sedimentological, mineralogical, geochemical, and micropaleontological (ostracod) parameters. …”
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The Effect of Aggregate-Forming Minerals on Thermodynamic Parameters Using Surface Free Energy Concept and Its Relationship with the Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures by Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeeli, Vahid Najafi Moghaddam Gilani, Seyed Mohsen Hosseinian

“…Therefore, the surface free energy (SFE) method, as one of the thermodynamic methods, and indirect tensile strength test (ITST) have been used to determine the failure mechanism and the rate of change of adhesion properties of asphalt mixtures under the influence of mineralogical characteristics. Prior to the above tests, an X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) test was performed to identify aggregate-forming minerals in eight different types of aggregates with various minerals from eight mines, and also the apparent bitumen film thickness was measured. …”
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Life cycle assessment for calcination process of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and transformation into β-CaSO4·0.5H2O by Payal Bakshi, Asokan Pappu, Dhiraj Kumar Bharti

“…Effect of calcination on particle size distribution of FGD gypsum is studied along with mineralogical, compositional and morphological analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and field emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (FESEM-EDS), respectively. …”
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Evaluating the reinforcements efficiency of sawdust and corncob wastes in structural concrete: A comprehensive review by Abiodun Kilani, Ademilade Olubambi, Bolanle Ikotun, Oladipupo Oladejo, Babatunde Famodu

“…From the X–ray result, quartz (SiO2) shows an essential and main mineralogical content of CCA. The concrete’s rate of water absorption increased by 74% with the inclusion of SD. …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…Additionally, techniques such as X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy–Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) were employed to investigate the mineralogical and morphological aspects. The results indicated that mean concentrations (mg kg⁻¹) of Cd (2.37), Cr (128), Hg (16.6), Pb (26.6), and Sb (2.44) were significantly higher than reference values given for upper continental crust (UCC) and world soil average (WSA), posing potential threats. …”
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Diagenetic Modifications and Reservoir Heterogeneity Associated with Magmatic Intrusions in the Devonian Khyber Limestone, Peshawar Basin, NW Pakistan by Mumtaz M. Shah, Saifullah Afridi, Emad U. Khan, Hamad Ur Rahim, Muhammad R. Mustafa

“…Field observations, petrographic studies, mineralogical analyses, porosity-permeability data, and computed tomography were used to better understand the diagenetic history and petrophysical property evolution. …”
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Compaction of Hyaloclastite from the Active Geothermal System at Krafla Volcano, Iceland by Guðjón H. Eggertsson, Jackie E. Kendrick, Joshua Weaver, Paul A. Wallace, James E. P. Utley, John D. Bedford, Michael J. Allen, Sigurður H. Markússon, Richard H. Worden, Daniel R. Faulkner, Yan Lavallée

“…Thus, we conclude that compaction upon burial alone is insufficient to explain the physical and mechanical properties of the subsurface hyaloclastites present in the reservoir at Krafla volcano. Mineralogical alteration, quantified using SEM-EDS, is invoked to explain the further reduction of porosity and increase in strength of the hyaloclastite in the active geothermal system at Krafla.…”
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Influencia de la adición de carbonato de calcio en la eficiencia energética de la producción de ladrillos de cerámica roja The influence of the addition of calcium carbonate on the... by Dania Betancourt, Fernando Martirena, Robert Day, Yosvany Diaz

“…This effect would be caused by modifications of the mineralogical transformations through which clay minerals undergo in the presence of calcite. which reduces sintering temperature in clays containing mainly montmorillonite. …”
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Petrology of Oligocene Lalehzar igneous rocks in the southeast of Saveh-Naein-Jiroft magmatic belt by Fatemeh Sepidbar, Bahareh Borouzi Niyat

“…Research method About 100 samples were sampled from namerous Lalehzar intrusive and volcanic outcrops Afterward, 50 granitoid and volcanic rocks were selected for mineralogical studies. 12 samples of volcanic and granitoid rocks that had little alteration were selected for major and minor elements analyzes. …”
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