Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…Abstract The organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) content were measured from PM2.5 quartz filter substrates collected over 24 hours in Faridabad, a heavily polluted city in Delhi national capital region (NCR), during January–February 2018. …”
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Fold-Related Faults Track Progressive Fold Development from Layer-Parallel Shortening to Subsequent Orthogonal Extension within an Appalachian Buckle Fold System: Bear Valley Mine,... by Arlo Brandon Weil, Mary Beth Gray, Kylie G. Cush, Mattathias D. Needle, Juliet G. Crider

“…A kinematic analysis of more than 900 outcrop-scale faults coupled with clearly established relative age relationships allows delineation of distinctive fault sets and their roles in accommodating strain within a quartz-dominated sandstone and an overlying silty shale. …”
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Unraveling the risk of dredging on river bars for mineral sand mining: an engineering geological approach by Md. Shohel Rana, A.T.M. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Fuad Hasan, Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Mohammad Nazim Zaman

“…The study also identifies the risk of localized slumping and soil instability, which exacerbated by micaceous and quartz-rich sands. The CBR results further classify the subgrade as weak to medium-strong, indicating risks of slumping, erosion, and instability. …”
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Surfactant-mediated transport behavior of zinc oxide nanoparticles in porous media by Yujue Wang, Zhou Cheng, Ming Wu, Yanru Hao

“…In this study, the transport of ZnO nanoparticles (nZnO) in quartz sand (QS) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is investigated by adsorption and column experiments in combination with XDLVO analysis and numerical simulation. …”
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Multi-scale characterization of tight carbonate rocks based on digital cores by Changsheng Wang, Changsheng Wang, Lili Tian, Lili Tian, Chuanrui Sun, Chuanrui Sun, Yuwei Deng, Yuwei Deng, Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Xin Nie, Xin Nie

“…The samples with more dolomite have the largest number of pores and throats, the largest coordination number, and the best connectivity; the samples with more calcite have the smallest pore radius. The presence of quartz is conducive to the preservation of pores. …”
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New View on the Genesis of the Bashuihe Pluton, Laoshan Granites, China: Indications from Fluid Inclusions and H–O Isotopes by Huimin Liu, Zhaojun Song, Hongbo Yan, Wenyu Wang, Xinru Wang, Yifang Sun, Haonan Li

“…This study conducted microthermometry and stable isotope analysis of quartz inclusions from oval caves and host rocks from the Bashuihe pluton to reconstruct the diagenetic evolutionary history of the Laoshan area. …”
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Depth variations as effective indicators for strength variation of Najran granites, Najran region, Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Abd El Aal, Yahya Al Zamana, Turki Dunquwah, Omar Alsalmi, Jabir Hussain, Javed Iqbal, Moustafa Abdulrahim Mohamedsalih, Ahmed E. Radwan, Hezam Al-Awah

“…Analyses of XRF data also considered the mechanical reasons for the strength with burial depth effects; findings suggested a direct relationship between burial depths and UCS values and inverse relationship with quartz content. For a better knowledge of the granites throughout the region, it is advised to carry out comparative studies on other granites in Saudi Arabia and create a comprehension model using numerical simulation.…”
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Non-invasive analysis of faience necklace beads and scarabs from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age necropolises in southern Portugal by António M. Monge Soares, António P. Gonçalves, Luis C. Alves, Pedro Valério, Filipe Santos, Rui Monge Soares, Manuela de Deus

“…The results show that most of these small, high-value ornaments have a body of ground quartz covered by glaze. They are consequently classified as faience artefacts. …”
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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. …”
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Aquathermolysis of heavy oil catalyzed by transition metal salts and clay by Du, Yingna, Zhang, Liyuan, Jing, Rui, Li, Yongfei, Yang, Bo, Chen, Gang

“…Currently, researchers have indicated that inorganic minerals in reservoirs, such as clay minerals, carbonates and quartz, can catalyze the evolution of organic matter into oil and gas. …”
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Exploring seasonal dynamics of sea spray aerosol bioactivity: Insights into molecular effects on human bronchial epithelial cells by Zixia Liu, Emmanuel Van Acker, Maarten De Rijcke, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Colin Janssen, Jana Asselman

“…In this study, we exposed human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) to natural SSA samples, collected monthly using quartz microfiber filters mounted on tripods within 15 m of the waterline, with air drawn through pumps, throughout a one-year period at the Ostend coast, Belgium, and measured cellular gene expression changes using RNA sequencing. …”
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Nature and Evolution of the Ore-Forming Fluids from Nanmushu Carbonate-Hosted Zn-Pb Deposit in the Mayuan District, Shaanxi Province, Southwest China by Suo-Fei Xiong, Yong-Jun Gong, Shu-Zhen Yao, Chuan-Bo Shen, Xiang Ge, Shao-Yong Jiang

“…Detailed fluid inclusion study shows two types of fluids in the sphalerite, quartz, dolomite, calcite and barite, that is, aqueous-salt dominant inclusions (type I) and hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions (type II). …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation on the Mechanism of Shale Oil Displacement by Carbon Dioxide in Inorganic Nanopores by Chengshan Li, Hongbo Xue, Liping Rao, Fang Yuan, Zhongyi Xu, Tongtong He, Chengwei Ji, Zhengbin Wu, Jiacheng Yan

“…The performance disparity of quartz and calcite slit nanopores was discussed, and the influences of nanoscale pore types and displacement rates on CO₂ displacement behavior were further analyzed. …”
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Composition Characteristics and Potential Regions of PM2.5 during Winter Haze Pollution in Typical Industrial Areas, NW-China by Liyao Guo, Chao Gu, Kaiyuan Dong, Shengju Ou, Xueyan Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Zhensen Zheng, Wen Yang

“…Eighty-eight samples (including 44 quartz and 44 Teflon samples for PM2.5) were assessed for watersoluble ions (WSIIs), organic/elemental carbon (OC/EC) and inorganic elements. …”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…They contain plagioclase, hornblende, biotite, pyroxene, orthoclase, quartz, and opaque minerals, and have granular to porphyroid textures. …”
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CH4-C3H8 mixed gas hydrates formation in marine mud and foraminifera-rich sand from the South China Sea: an experimental approach by Peixiao Mao, Peixiao Mao, Peixiao Mao, Judith M. Schicks, Mengdi Pan, Mengdi Pan, Nengyou Wu, Nengyou Wu

“…Foraminifera-rich sand, large quartz particles, illite, and kaolinite positively influence the encasement of CH4 into hydrate cavities. …”
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Pore Structure and Its Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Marine Shales of the Niutitang Formation in Northwest Hunan, South China by Wei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Tianran Ma, Song Chen, Yang Hu, Qiang Wei, Dingxiang Zhuang

“…There is no obvious correlation between fractal dimensions and quartz content, while clay minerals show a negative correlation with <i>D</i>₂ and <i>D_f</i>. …”
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Pore Preservation and Failure Mechanism of Sinian Dengying Formation Carbonate Reservoirs: A Case Study of Two Ultradeep Wells in the Sichuan Basin, Western China by Zeqi Li, Wei Sun, Shugen Liu, Zhiwu Li, Bin Deng, Juan Wu, Yi Ding, Kun Jiao, Xin Jin, Pengda Lu, Tengzhen Tian

“…In contrast, the reservoir of MS well #1 is predominantly composed of micron-scale residual pores (average porosity 1.74%; permeability 0.0072 mD), and the pores are typically filled with dolomite, bitumen, and multistage quartz. The burial thermal histories suggest that both reservoirs were subjected to high pressure (i.e., pressure coefficient>1.5) before the Late Cretaceous. …”
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Remote Mapping of Bedrock for Future Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating Studies in Unvisited Areas of Antarctica by Jonathan R. Adams, Philippa J. Mason, Stephen J. Roberts, Dylan H. Rood, John L. Smellie, Keir A. Nichols, John Woodward, Joanne S. Johnson

“…Many of the most commonly applied cosmogenic nuclides are extracted from the mineral quartz, meaning sampling of felsic (silica-rich) rock is often preferred to sampling of mafic (silica-poor) rock for exposure dating studies. …”
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Copper halide-based semiconductor materials. Adsorption properties by I. A. Kirovskaya, L. V. Novgorodtseva, E. P. Surovoi, A. V. Yureva, V. E. Surovaya, L. V. Kolesnikov, V. B. Goncharov, O. V. Kropotin

“…The adsorption of hydrogen, acetone, and isopropyl alcohol on solid solutions and binary components of the CuBr-CuI system in wide temperature and pressure ranges using the quartz crystal microbalance method has been studied. …”
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