Geological setting, geochemistry and mineralogy of lithium bearing pegmatites in South Western Mali, West Africa; a review by Elhadji Mory Traore, Akinade S. Olatunji, Mory Sidibe, Sory I. M Konate, N’Tcha Daniel Kouagou N’dah, George Lemewihbwen Ngiamte

“…They are characterized by minerals like potassic feldspar, spodumene, plagioclase, quartz, and white mica. …”
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Homogenization Experiments of Crystal-Rich Inclusions in Spodumene from Jiajika Lithium Deposit, China, under Elevated External Pressures in a Hydrothermal Diamond-Anvil Cell by Jiankang Li, I-Ming Chou

“…These observations indicated that the minerals within the CIs were daughter minerals crystallized from an entrapped carbonate- and silica-rich aqueous solution and therefore provided useful information for evaluating the formation models of granitic pegmatites.…”
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Crack Risk Evaluation of Submerged Concrete Tunnel during Hardening Phase by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…Especially for large massive structures, for example, concrete submerged tunnel, the reliable crack risk evaluation at the hardening phase is critical to the successful design. Mineral additives such as silica fume (SF), blast furnace slag (BFS), and fly ash (FA) have been used extensively in production of high-performance concrete in the last decades. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Genesis of the Chazi Geothermal Field Area in Tibet by Mingzhong Song, Xujuan Lang, Zhennan Zhong, Fengxin Kang, Dawa Nan, Haoting Li, Haowen Yu, Shaoyun Liu, Sihang Han, Zhao Liu

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Optimal Suppression of Photocatalytic Activity of Hybrid TiO2 Particles in Epoxy Thin Film by Using Taguchi Method by Sunderishwary S. Muniandy, Tan Sek Soon, Swee Yong Pung, Sivakumar Ramakrishnan

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The Mechanical Properties of the Concrete Using Metakaolin Additive and Polymer Admixture by Adel Al Menhosh, Yan Wang, Yu Wang

“…Environmentally friendly and high performance concrete is very import for the applications in sewage and water treatment industry. Using mineral additives such as fly ash and silica fume has been proven to be an effective approach to improve concrete properties. …”
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Species of Sulfur in Sour Gas Reservoir: Insights from In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of S–H2S–CH4–H2O System and Its Subsystems from 20 to 250°C by Yifan Yu, Wenxuan Hu, I-Ming Chou, Lei Jiang, Ye Wan, Yiqun Li, Yang Xin, Xiaolin Wang

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Progresses in Fluid Inclusion Synthesis in Quartz by Jun Du, Honglun Chang, Hongwei Liu

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Minimum Water Requirement Method for High-Performance Sulphoaluminate Cement-Based Materials by Hong-ping Zhang, Pei-kang Bai, Jian-hong Wang, Yan-li Dong, Yun-shan Han

“…In this work, we propose the use of steel slag instead of slag powder, in addition to fly ash and silica fume, to obtain high-performance sulphoaluminate cement-based materials. …”
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Properties of Concrete with Tire Derived Aggregate Partially Replacing Coarse Aggregates by Gideon Siringi, Ali Abolmaali, Pranesh B. Aswath

“…Tire derived aggregate (TDA) has been proposed as a possible lightweight replacement for mineral aggregate in concrete. The role played by the amount of TDA replacing coarse aggregate as well as different treatment and additives in concrete on its properties is examined. …”
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A Case of Recurrent Renal Aluminum Hydroxide Stone by Basri Cakıroglu, Akif Nuri Dogan, Tuncay Tas, Ramazan Gozukucuk, Bekir Sami Uyanik

“…Other than these types, triamterene, adenosine, silica, indinavir, and ephedrine stones are also reported in the literature as case reports. …”
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Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion by Mohsin Salih, Tarake Aljarod, Mohamed Ayan, Melnick Jeffrey, Bobby H. Shah

“…Silica and silicate mineral dust inhalation can cause a variety of histopathological changes in the lungs and pleura. …”
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New Green Polymeric Composites Based on Hemp and Natural Rubber Processed by Electron Beam Irradiation by Maria-Daniela Stelescu, Elena Manaila, Gabriela Craciun, Maria Dumitrascu

“…Our experiments showed that the hemp fibers have a reinforcing effect on natural rubber similar to mineral fillers (chalk, carbon black, silica). The crosslinking rates of samples, measured using the Flory-Rehner equation, increase as a result of the amount of hemp in blends and the electron beam irradiation dose increasing. …”
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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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Quantitative Raman Spectroscopic Determination of the Composition, Pressure, and Density of CO2-CH4 Gas Mixtures by Ying Chen, I-Ming Chou

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Hydrogeochemical characterization and water quality assessment of mountain springs: Insights for strategizing water management in the lesser Indian Himalayas by Bhargabnanda Dass, M. Someshwar Rao, Sumit Sen

“…Silicate and carbonate mineral weathering shapes groundwater chemical evolution, with Ca–HCO3 and Ca-Mg-HCO3 as major hydrochemical facies. …”
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Morphological characterization of biominerals from five multicellular marine algae species by A. M. Zakharenko, M. A. Nawaz, V. V. Chaika, I. V. Zemchenko, T. Yu. Orlova, A. A. Begun, R. V. Romashko, A. N. Galkina, A. A. Karabtsov, G. Chung, K. S. Golokhvast

“…Some of them were phytoliths made of silica while others showed characteristics of different minerals of calcium. …”
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Diagenetic Fluid and Its Impact on Sandstone Reservoirs in the Southern Boxing Sag, Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China by Zhenhuan Shen, Zhuang Ruan, Bingsong Yu, Shujun Han, Chenyang Bai, Qiuhong Chang, Tianxia An

“…Moreover, the conversion of clay minerals also provides trace amounts of silica into pore water during the burial process. …”
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Pore Fluid Evolution Influenced by Volcanic Activities and Related Diagenetic Processes in a Rift Basin: Evidence from the Paleogene Medium-Deep Reservoirs of Huanghekou Sag, Bohai... by Zhongheng Sun, Hongtao Zhu, Changgui Xu, Xianghua Yang, Xiaofeng Du, Qingbin Wang, Jinyang Qiao

“…Ferromagnesian-rich aqueous medium environment developed resulting from the intensive hydrolysis of the unstable ferromagnesian minerals formed due to intense volcanic activities during E3d1+2 and corresponding predominant diagenetic processes were characterized by the precipitation and dissolution of low-silica zeolites. …”
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Synthesis of glass-based catalysts for biodiesel production from a blend of beef tallow and waste cooking oil by M. Mashamba, L. Tshuma, L.B. Moyo, N. Tshuma, G.S. Simate

“…Biodiesel has emerged as a promising vehicular fuel due to its similar physiochemical properties to mineral diesel and its potential to minimise environmental impact. …”
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