Terrestrial gamma radiation dose study to determine the baseline for environmental radiological health practices in Melaka state, Malaysia by Ramli, Ahmad Termizi, Sahrone, S, Wagiran, Husin

“…The lower value arises from the fact that most of the population lives in the central area of the state where the lithology is dominated by sedimentary rocks consisting of shale, mudstone, phyllite, slate, hornfels, sandstone and schist of Devonian origin which have lower associated dose rates. …”

Ripping production prediction in different weathering zones according to field data by Tonnizam Mohamad, E., Jahed Armaghani, D., Ghoroqi, M., Yazdani Bejarbaneh, B., Ghahremanians, T., Abd. Majid, M. Z., Tabrizi, O.

“…To do this, four sites in Johor state, Malaysia were selected and a total of 123 direct ripping tests were carried out on two types of sedimentary rocks, namely, sandstone and shale. Based on literature’s suggestions and possible conducted field works, point load strength index, sonic velocity, Schmidt hammer rebound number and joint spacing were chosen to estimate Q in different weathering zones. …”

Simulation of gas-solid flow behaviour in the riser section of a circulating fluidized bed using computational fluid dynamics software by Hussain, A., Ani, F. N., Darus, A. N., Nik, W. B. W., Mustafa, A., Salema, A.

“…The concept of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) is widely used in industry for catalytic reactions, power production and calcinations of rocks. The gas particle flow inside a CFB unit is very complex. …”
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Middle-Late Triassic regional-scale magmatic-hydrothermal metallogenic system in the eastern segment of the East Kunlun by Guozheng Jing, Xiaoyun Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Junjiang He, Libin Zhang, Fenglin Wang, Yan Liu, Wenjie Shi, Jun Tan

“…The metal- and volatile-rich hydrothermal fluids extensively interacted with upper crustal rocks and shallow-derived fluids, and formed a regional-scale magmatic-hydrothermal metallogenic system. …”
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Plume‐Induced Sinking of Intracontinental Lithospheric Mantle: An Overlooked Mechanism of Subduction Initiation? by Sierd Cloetingh, Alexander Koptev, István Kovács, Taras Gerya, Anouk Beniest, Ernst Willingshofer, Todd A. Ehlers, Nevena Andrić‐Tomašević, Svetlana Botsyun, Paul R. Eizenhöfer, Thomas François, Fred Beekman

“…Numerical modeling shows that under the condition of a sufficiently thick (>100 km) continental plate, incipient downthrusting at the level of the lowermost lithospheric mantle can be triggered by plume anomalies of moderate temperatures and without significant strain‐ and/or melt‐related weakening of overlying rocks. This finding is in contrast with the requirements for plume‐induced subduction initiation within oceanic or thinner continental lithosphere. …”
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Distribution, Risk Assessment and Source Identification of Potentially Toxic Elements in Coal Mining Contaminated Soils of Makarwal, Pakistan: Environmental and Human Health Outcom... by Liaqat Ali, Shehzad Ali, Seema Anjum Khattak, Hammad Tariq Janjuhah, George Kontakiotis, Rahib Hussain, Shah Rukh, Mohammad Tahir Shah, George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou

“…Based on different statistical tools performed for the source identification and distribution of metal contamination, it seems that the exposed sedimentary rocks, including limestone, dolomite, sandstone, and coal, are responsible for the toxic metal contamination in the study area.…”
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Combined Genomic and Imaging Techniques Show Intense Arsenic Enrichment Caused by Detoxification in a Microbial Mat of the Dead Sea Shore by C. Thomas, M. Filella, D. Ionescu, S. Sorieul, C. G. L. Pollier, A. M. Oehlert, P. Zahajská, N. Gedulter, A. Agnon, D. Ferreira Sanchez, D. Ariztegui

“…Arsenic signatures in Precambrian organic matter and carbonate rocks may host biosignatures, including evidence for extracellular polymeric substances, As‐binding and detoxification processes, without supporting arsenotrophy. …”
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Growth mechanism and characteristics of β-Ga2O3 heteroepitaxailly grown on sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition by Ray-Hua Horng, Dong-Sing Wuu, Po-Liang Liu, Apoorva Sood, Fu-Gow Tarntair, Yu-Hsuan Chen, Singh Jitendra Pratap, Ching-Lien Hsiao

“…The crystallization characteristics of the epilayers can be effectively improved with thickness through increasing TEGa flow rate and growth time, which was evidenced by X-ray rocking curves and I–V measurements. However, the surface roughness of β-Ga2O3 film increases with growth time and TEGa flow rate. …”
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A Decision Rule and Machine Learning-Based Hybrid Approach for Automated Land-Cover Type Local Climate Zones (LCZs) Mapping Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Md Didarul Islam, Liping Di, Chen Zhang, Ruixin Yang, John J. Qu, Daniel Tong, Liying Guo, Li Lin, Aran Pandey

“…The proposed model harnesses plant height data, combined with spectral bands and remote sensing indices, to accurately classify various land-cover types, such as dense forest, scattered trees, bush/scrub, low plant/agricultural land, bare rocks/paved surface and bare soil/sands. …”
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Geological History of the Great Altai: Implications for Mineral Exploration by Boris A. D’yachkov, Marina A. Mizernaya, Sergey V. Khromykh, Ainel Y. Bissatova, Tatiana A. Oitseva, Anastassiya P. Miroshnikova, Olga V. Frolova, Oxana N. Kuzmina, Natalya A. Zimanovskaya, Anna P. Pyatkova, Karina Zikirova, Olga V. Ageyeva, Yertay T. Yeskaliyev

“…Lithostratigraphic criteria consist of the relation of orebodies with certain types of sedimentary or volcanic-sedimentary rocks. Magmatic criteria are due to the relation between mineralization types and igneous lithologies. …”
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Post-depositional processes of elemental enrichment inside dark nodular masses of an ancient aeolian dune from A Coruña, Northwest Spain by M.J. TRINDADE, M.I. PRUDÊNCIO, J.S. SÁNCHEZ, J.R. VIDAL ROMANÍ, T. FERRAZ, D. FERNÁNDEZ MOSQUERA, M.I. DIAS

“…The post-depositional transformations of the dune were most likely influenced by migration of chemical compounds from the surrounding slope deposits and granitic rocks, as well as microbial activity that promoted metals concentration in the solutions percolating through the pore network of the dune. …”
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Evaluating Characteristics of an Active Coastal Spreading Area Combining Geophysical Data with Satellite, Aerial, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Images by Emanuele Colica, Luciano Galone, Sebastiano D’Amico, Adam Gauci, Roberto Iannucci, Salvatore Martino, Davide Pistillo, Peter Iregbeyen, Gianluca Valentino

“…The movement and evolution of boulders and cracks in rocks were then vectorized to highlight, track and quantify the phenomenon through time. …”
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Role of Ion Chemistry and Hydro-Geochemical Processes in Aquifer Salinization—A Case Study from a Semi-Arid Region of Haryana, India by Gopal Krishan, Priyanka Sejwal, Anjali Bhagwat, Gokul Prasad, Brijesh Kumar Yadav, Chander Prakash Kumar, Mitthan Lal Kansal, Surjeet Singh, Natarajan Sudarsan, Allen Bradley, Lalit Mohan Sharma, Marian Muste

“…The calcium–chloride water type dominated for all three seasons and Gibbs plot depicted that most of the Na⁺/Na⁺ + Ca²⁺ and Cl⁻/Cl⁻ + HCO₃⁻ ratios show the weathering of rocks to form minerals as the major reason behind the ionic chemistry of the groundwater. …”
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Determining effective faults for hydrocarbon accumulation in slope areas of petroliferous basins: Methods and applications by Fan Zili, Fan Zili, Fu Guang, Fan Xiaodong, Wang Shuli, Xiao Hongwei, Fu Hongjun, Guo Xiaobo

“…This is conducive to reservoir development, since hydrocarbons which were generated in the western trough source rocks of K1n1, accumulated in the nearby trap formed from a suitable configuration of the fault and sand body of K1n1. …”
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Using a scale model room to assess the contribution of building material of volcanic origin to indoor radon by Lucchetti Carlo, Castelluccio Mauro, Altamore Matteo, Briganti Alessandra, Galli Gianfranco, Soligo Michele, Tuccimei Paola, Voltaggio Mario

“…Second, 222Rn and 220Rn exhalation rates of these rocks used as building materials were measured using an accumulation chamber connected in a closed loop with a RAD7 radon monitor. …”
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Characteristics of volcanic reservoirs and distribution rules of effective reservoirs in the Changling fault depression, Songliao Basin by Pujun Wang, Chongyang Chen, Ying Zhang, Youfeng Gao, Xuejiao Qu, Jian Yi

“…In this area, there are mainly 11 types of volcanic rocks, among which rhyolite, rhyolitic tuff, rhyolitic tuffo lava and rhyolitic volcanic breccia are the dominant lithologies of effective reservoirs. …”
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Cyclostratigraphy and high-frequency sedimentary cycle framework for the Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin by Guoyong Liu, Rui Zhang, Rui Zhang, Xiangwu He, Xiangwu He, Ren Wei, Ren Wei, Rukai Zhu, Rukai Zhu, Yong Tang, Wenjun He, Menglin Zheng, Qiusheng Chang, Ran Wang, Xinmei Zhao

“…The Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation within the Mahu Sag of the Junggar Basin (China) harbors the world’s oldest alkaline lake hydrocarbon source rocks. Spectral analysis of the natural gamma-ray (GR) series obtained from four boreholes traversing the Fengcheng Formation, with wavelength ranges of 28.4 m–50 m, 5.9 m–12.6 m, 2.3 m–3.9 m, and 1.2 m–2.7 m. …”
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Prediction of TOC Content in Organic-Rich Shale Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Comparative Study of Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and XGBoost by Jiangtao Sun, Wei Dang, Fengqin Wang, Haikuan Nie, Xiaoliang Wei, Pei Li, Shaohua Zhang, Yubo Feng, Fei Li

“…The total organic carbon (TOC) content of organic-rich shale is a key parameter in screening for potential source rocks and sweet spots of shale oil/gas. Traditional methods of determining the TOC content, such as the geochemical experiments and the empirical mathematical regression method, are either high cost and low-efficiency, or universally non-applicable and low-accuracy. …”
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Seamount subduction and accretion in West Junggar, NW China: A review by Gaoxue Yang, Yongjun Li, Zhao Zhu, Hai Li, Lili Tong, Rong Zeng

“…Several ophiolitic mélanges with ages ranging from 572 Ma to 332 Ma developed in West Junggar, including the Mayile, Tangbale, Chagantaolegai, Barleik, Hebukesaier, Kujibai, Emin, Hongguleleng, Karamay, and Durbut ophiolitic mélanges, and displayed some typical block-in-matrix structures. The mafic rocks from these ophiolitic mélanges can be divided into MORB and OIB types. …”
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Contribution of Gravity Data for Structural Characterization of the Ifni Inlier, Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Hydrogeological Implications by Mustapha Ikirri, Mohammed Jaffal, Ibtissam Rezouki, Fatima Zahra Echogdali, Said Boutaleb, Kamal Abdelrahman, Tamer Abu-Alam, Farid Faik, Azzouz Kchikach, Mohamed Abioui

“…The Sidi Ifni region in southwest Morocco is mainly composed of crystalline rocks with limited groundwater storage capacity. …”
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