BENARD CELLS – A POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF THE FORMATION OF SUBAQUATIC AND SUBFLUIDIC STALACTITES by V.A. Popov, M.V. Tsyganko

“…The phenomenon is illustrated on examples of malachite, goethite, chalcedony, quartz-feldspar and magnetite stalactites.…”
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RESEARCH OF THE CLEANING PROCESS REGULARITIES FOR THE MODEL WASTE WATER SYSTEMS WITH THE «VODOKANALNY» POLYACRYLAMIDE FLOCULANT by Eugeniya Y. Shachneva, Viktor Y. Khentov

“…The influence of the nature and concentration of (poly) electrolytes on the flocculation rate was studied using BAU and quartz sand suspensions as an example. Graphical dependences of the described quantities on the concentration of introduced reagents are given. …”

Optical Observations of Sputtered Au-nanostructures and Characterizations by Sabah Jameel Mezher, Mohammed O. Dawood, Bahjat B. Kadhim

“…In the current work, the gold nano-islands were sputtered onto quartz surface substrates using a DC sputtering unit with an optimized chamber. …”
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Shale Heterogeneity in Western Hunan and Hubei: A Case Study from the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Well Laidi 1 in the Laifeng-Xianfeng Block, Hubei Province by Peng Zhang, Junwei Yang, Yuqi Huang, Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, Chengwei Liu

“…With a total organic carbon (TOC) of 0.41%-4.18% and an organic matter maturity (Ro) of 3.09%-3.42%, the shales of the Longmaxi Formation from well Ld1 are in an overmature stage, and their mineral composition is mainly quartz (5%-66%) and clay minerals (17.8%-73.8%). The main pore types are intergranular pores, intragranular pores, microfractures, and organic pores. …”
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The Influence of Reservoir Composition on the Pore Structure of Continental Shale: A Case Study from the Qingshankou Formation in the Sanzhao Sag of Northern Songliao Basin, NE Chi... by Jianguo Yang, Liu Wang, Shichao Li, Cheng Zuo, Fei Xiao, Yuchu Chen, Yulai Yao, Longhui Bai

“…The results show that intergranular pores related to clay minerals and quartz, intragranular dissolution pores related to feldspar, and other mineral intragranular pores are developed. …”
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Chemical, Mineralogical, and Refractory Characterization of Kaolin in the Regions of Huayacocotla-Alumbres, Mexico by L. M. Romero-Guerrero, R. Moreno-Tovar, A. Arenas-Flores, Y. Marmolejo Santillán, F. Pérez-Moreno

“…With the X-ray diffraction technique, andalusite and kaolinite were identified as the majority phases in Huayacocotla and quartz was identified as the majority phase in Alumbres. …”
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Understanding of Long-Term CO2-Brine-Rock Geochemical Reactions Using Numerical Modeling and Natural Analogue Study by Huixing Zhu, Tianfu Xu, Hailong Tian, Guanhong Feng, Zhijie Yang, Bing Zhou

“…The combination of numerical simulation and natural analogue study indicates that the joint effects of long-term CO2-brine-rock reactions and scour of kaolinite increase the pore space of the host rock and result in an increase in quartz content in the sandstone.…”
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Data on compositional diversity of textural varieties of lake superior-type Banded Iron Formation (BIF) of the Njweng prospect, Mbalam iron ore district, southern CameroonMendeley... by Dieudonne Charles Isidore Ilouga, Cheo Emmanuel Suh, Akumbom Vishiti, Elisha Muntum Shemang

“…The selected samples for geochemical studies represented the various facies: oxide facies BIF composing of magnetite, hematite/martite, quartz; the silicate facies BIF composing of quartz, magnetite, hematite/martite and goethite. …”
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Mineralogy, alteration, fluid inclusions microthermometry and genesis of the Cu-Au Kalateh Dasht deposit, south of Shahrood, NE Iran by Mohadeseh Eskandari, Fardin Mousivand, Maryam Sheibi, Bernd Lehmann

“…The gangue minerals include comb quartz, crustiform, and a small amount of amethyst as veins and blades. …”
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POROUS FLY ASH-BASED GEOPOLYMER USABLE AS AN UNCONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL by BOGDAN-VALENTIN PAUNESCU, LUCIAN PAUNESCU, ENIKO VOLCEANOV

“…Other mixture components were expanded perlite as siliceous additive, usual fine aggregate (quartz sand), and less frequently used surfactant (olive oil). …”
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Experimental study of the piezoelectricity of Middle Pleistocene loess in the Weibei region, China by Yanlin JING, Jie LIU, Qingying LIU, Xiaoxiao DUAN, Na XIE, Dengke YANG

“…ObjectiveQuartz, the piezoelectric material discovered the earliest, has found widespread applications in industry, military fields, and daily life due to its piezoelectricity. …”
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Impact of rock mineralogy on reactive transport of CO2 during carbon sequestration in a saline aquifer by Mohamed Gamal Rezk, Ahmed Farid Ibrahim

“…The simulation results highlight the profound effects of different minerals on the CO2 trapping mechanisms. Quartz exhibits minimal dissolution, while calcite plays a crucial role, initially dissolving due to low pH and later precipitating after around 300 years. …”
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Fractionation of Rare Earth Elements in Greisen and Hydrothermal Veins Related to A-Type Magmatism by Mikael Tillberg, Olga M. Maskenskaya, Henrik Drake, Johan K. Hogmalm, Curt Broman, Anthony E. Fallick, Mats E. Åström

“…The greisen consists of coarse-grained quartz, muscovite, and fluorite, whereas the veins mainly contain quartz, calcite, epidote, chlorite, and fluorite in order of abundance. …”
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ORE MINERALS OF THE BURANOVSKOE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT (SOUTHERN URALS) by A.V. Kasatkin, A.M. Kuznetsov, N.A. Arzamastsev3

“…They occur as individual grains and intergrowths with each other or simple sulfides and form numerous inclusions in fahlores in quartz-scheelite veins. Among the oxidation products of fahlores, galena and tetradymite, we found rare supergene minerals – telluroperite and perite, which form a limited solid solution series, as well as choloalite and a Ag and Hg sulfide-iodide corresponding to hanauerite by its chemical composition. …”

POLYAKOV LOG COARSE GARNET OCCURRENCE IN THE SOUTH URALS by V.A. Popov, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.V. Kolisnichenko

“…Muscovite, ilmenite, epidote, quartz and apatite remain preserved in the primary schist orientation of individuals. …”
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Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria by K. Itiowe, B. Kpege, O.N. Ekone, O.J. Aliu

“…Using Herron’s plot for classification shows that the siliciclastic sediments were classified into Fe-shale, Fe-sand and quartz arenites fields. Roser and Korsch’s discriminant function diagrams for provenance signature and tectonic setting show quartzose sedimentary provenance and passive margin tectonic setting fields respectively. …”
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Inorganic Geochemical Study of the Siliciclastic Sediments penetrated by Ash-3 Well in the Greater Ughelli Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria by K. Itiowe, B. Kpege, O.N. Ekone, O.J. Aliu

“…Using Herron’s plot for classification shows that the siliciclastic sediments were classified into Fe-shale, Fe-sand and quartz arenites fields. Roser and Korsch’s discriminant function diagrams for provenance signature and tectonic setting show quartzose sedimentary provenance and passive margin tectonic setting fields respectively. …”
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Mineralized Granitic Porphyry of the Yangla Copper Deposit, Western Yunnan, China: Geochemistry of Fluid Inclusions and H-O, S, and Pb Isotopes by Xinfu Wang, Bo Li, ShenJin Guan, Olivier Nadeau, Guo Tang

“…The magmatic-hydrothermal fluid subsequently deposited porphyry-type quartz-calcite veins, veinlets, and stockwork mineralization.…”
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Numerical Investigation of the Combustion in an Improved Microcombustion Chamber with Rib by Hai Chen, Wei-qiang Liu

“…., 0.6) may result in the destruction of the combustor because the wall temperature has exceeded the acceptable temperature of wall material quartz. Therefore, the improved microcombustor is recommended for micro-thermo-photovoltaic systems.…”
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Physiochemical Characterization of Ethiopian Mined Kaolin Clay through Beneficiation Process by Adane Adugna Ayalew

“…The XRD diffractogram identified kaolin clay as the main mineral phase in the existence of quartz, halloysite, and chlorite.…”
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