Results of complex experimental studies at Vostok station in Antarctica by Aleksei V. Bolshunov, Dmitrii A. Vasilev, Andrei N. Dmitriev, Sergei A. Ignatev, Vyacheslav G. Kadochnikov, Nikita S. Krikun, Danil V. Serbin, Vyacheslav S. Shadrin

“…As part of the Strategy implementation, Saint Petersburg Mining University solves the comprehensive study issues of the Vostok station area, including the subglacial Lake Vostok, related to the development of modern technologies and technical means for drilling glaciers and underlying rocks, opening subglacial reservoirs, sampling water and bottom sediments, as well as carrying out comprehensive geological and geophysical research. …”
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Initiation of plate tectonics in the Hadean: Eclogitization triggered by the ABEL Bombardment by Shigenori Maruyama, M. Santosh, Shintaro Azuma

“…Through the accretion of volatiles, shock metamorphism processed with vaporization of both CI chondrite and supracrustal rocks at the bombarded location, and significant recrystallization went through under wet conditions, caused considerable eclogitization in the primordial continents composed of felsic upper crust of 21 km thick anorthosite, and 50 km or even thicker KREEP lower crust. …”
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Tools for Remote Exploration: A Lithium (Li) Dedicated Spectral Library of the Fregeneda–Almendra Aplite–Pegmatite Field by Joana Cardoso-Fernandes, João Silva, Filipa Dias, Alexandre Lima, Ana C. Teodoro, Odile Barrès, Jean Cauzid, Mônica Perrotta, Encarnación Roda-Robles, Maria Anjos Ribeiro

“…For this purpose, a consistent spectral library with the target spectra of minerals and rocks is needed. Currently, there is big market pressure for raw materials including lithium (Li) that has driven new satellite image applications for Li exploration. …”
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Catalytic production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil in a two-phase oscillatory baffled reactor: Deactivation kinetics and ANN modeling study by Mudheher M. Ali, Saba A. Gheni, Safaa M.R. Ahmed, Hassan M. Hmood, Ahmed A. Hassan, Hiba R. Mohammed, Sahar T. Mohammed, Nalan T. Karakullukcu

“…A transesterification catalyst based on the activation of dolomite rocks was prepared under a vacuum atmosphere. A kinetic study was conducted using oleic acid as a waste cooking oil model compound at 40, 50, and 60 °C in the OBR at low and high oscillation conditions and a reaction time range of 5–40 min. …”
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Three-dimensional modeling and geostatistical structural analysis for ore deposit prospecting trend and wisdom mining: a case study in the Jiaoxibei gold field, China by Xiaoning Liu, Xiaoning Liu, Xiaoning Liu, Gongwen Wang, Gongwen Wang, Gongwen Wang, Gongwen Wang, Gongwen Wang, Jingyi Lv, Jingyi Lv, Yongming Peng, Xianyong Zhao

“…The drillhole grade data (Σsampling grade * sampling length) were used to describe the scale of mineralization zones, and the cumulative thickness of the pyrite–sericite altered rocks indicated the intensity of alteration zones. …”
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GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF A POTENTIAL LANDSLIDE AREA IN MAYOON, HUNZA DISTRICT, GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN by Qasim ur Rehman, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Waseem, Sarfraz Khan, Asam Farid, Syed Husnain Ali Shah

“…The past high earthquake activity in the area has displaced the foliated rocks towards the south and is responsible for opening the bedrock joints. …”
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Niche–dependent sponge hologenome expression profiles and the host-microbes interplay: a case of the hawaiian demosponge Mycale Grandis by Fang Liu, Taewoo Ryu, Timothy Ravasi, Xin Wang, Guangyi Wang, Zhiyong Li

“…Using the Hawaiian demosponge Mycale grandis in different niches as a model, i.e. on rocks, on the surface of coral Porites compressa, under alga Gracilaria salicornia, we compared the bacterial and fungal community structure, functional gene diversity, expression pattern and the host transcriptome by integrating open-format (deep sequencing) and closed-format (GeoChip microarray) high-throughput techniques. …”
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Self-Assembled Hydrogel Microparticle-Based Tooth-Germ Organoids by Cemile Kilic Bektas, Weibo Zhang, Yong Mao, Xiaohuan Wu, Joachim Kohn, Pamela C. Yelick

“…Interestingly, the cell-seeded HMPs cultured on low-attachment tissue culture plates with gentle rocking self-assembled into organoids, within which the cells maintained their viability and morphology throughout the incubation period. …”
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Uranium Concentrations in Private Wells of Potable Groundwater, Korea by Woo-Chun Lee, Sang-Woo Lee, Ji-Hoon Jeon, Jong-Hwan Lee, Do-Hwan Jeong, Moon-Su Kim, Hyun-Koo Kim, Soon-Oh Kim

“…In addition, the U concentrations were highest in areas of the Jurassic granite, followed by Quaternary alluvium and Precambrian metamorphic rocks. A more detailed investigation of the relationship between U concentration and geology revealed that the Jurassic porphyritic granite, mainly composed of Daebo granite, showed the highest U contents, which indicated that U might originate from uraninite (UO₂) and coffinite (USiO₄). …”
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METHANE IN GROUND ICE AND FROZEN SEDIMENTS IN THE COASTAL ZONE AND ON THE SHELF OF KARA SEA by I. D. Streletskaya, A. A. Vasiliev, G. E. Oblogov, P. B. Semenov, B. G. Vanshtein, E. M. Rivkina

“…The gas is present in the pores of the rocks and air bubbles in the ice. Gas was present in pores of sediments and in bubbles within the ice. …”
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Distribution characteristics and accumulation mechanism of carbon dioxide gas reservoirs in the Pearl River Mouth Basin by Zhongliang Gao, Yanfei Wang, Shenglan Lei, Wenyong Wang, Ning Jiang, Dapeng Jiang, Jun Liu, Kecheng Li

“…Meanwhile, the distribution of inorganic mantle source CO2 is greatly controlled by the fault system, and its distribution locations have a close relationship with the ranges of basement faults and igneous rocks. The inorganic CO2 gas is sourced by the degassing of mantle-derived magma. …”
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Study on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Logging <i>T</i>₂ Spectrum Shape Correction of Sandstone Reservoirs in Oil-Based Mud Wells by Jianmeng Sun, Jun Cai, Ping Feng, Fujing Sun, Jun Li, Jing Lu, Weichao Yan

“…First, the differences in the morphology of the NMR logging <i>T</i>₂ spectrum between oil-based mud wells and water-based mud wells in adjacent wells were analyzed based on the NMR relaxation mechanism. Second, rocks were divided into four categories according to the pore structure, and the NMR logging <i>T</i>₂ spectrum was extracted using the multidimensional matrix method to establish the <i>T</i>₂ spectrum of water-based mud wells and oil-based mud wells. …”
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SULFUR, METAL(LOID)S, RADIOACTIVITY, AND CYTOTOXICITY IN ABANDONED KARSTIC RAŠA COAL-MINE DISCHARGES (THE NORTH ADRIATIC SEA) by Gordana Medunić, Damir Bucković, Andreja Prevendar Crnić, Tomislav Bituh, Višnja Gaurina Srček, Kristina Radošević, Mladen Bajramović, Željka Zgorelec

“…An estimated 4.4Mt. of coal remains underground within marine carbonate rocks. The study area belongs to the coastal karst of the Adriatic Sea. …”
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Upgrading a District Heating System by Means of the Integration of Modular Heat Pumps, Geothermal Waters, and PVs for Resilient and Sustainable Urban Energy by Elżbieta Hałaj, Jarosław Kotyza, Marek Hajto, Grzegorz Pełka, Wojciech Luboń, Paweł Jastrzębski

“…The potential of deep geothermal waters is based on two reservoirs built of carbonate rocks, namely Devonian and Upper Jurassic, which mainly consist of dolomite and limestone. …”
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The RIPper, a web-based tool for genome-wide quantification of Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutations by Stephanie van Wyk, Christopher H. Harrison, Brenda D. Wingfield, Lieschen De Vos, Nicolaas A. van der Merwe, Emma T. Steenkamp

“…Background The RIPper (http://theripper.hawk.rocks) is a set of web-based tools designed for analyses of Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutations in the genome sequences of Ascomycota. …”
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Quasi-Synchronous Variations in the OLR of NOAA and Ionospheric Ne of CSES of Three Earthquakes in Xinjiang, January 2020 by Chen Yu, Jing Cui, Wanchun Zhang, Weiyu Ma, Jing Ren, Bo Su, Jianping Huang

“…The results show that (1) in the four cycles during which the TF changes from trough to peak, the earthquake occurred during one peak time when the OLR changed around the epicenter via calm–rise processions and in other similar TF phases, and neither an increase in the OLR nor earthquake occurred. (2) With a change in the TF, the spatiotemporal evolution of the OLR from seismogenic processes to its occurrence was as follows: microenhancement–enhancement–microattenuation–enhancement–calmness; this is consistent with the evolution of outward infrared radiation when rocks break under stress loading: microrupture–rupture–locking–accelerated rupture–rupture. (3) Ne increased significantly during the seismogenic period and was basically consistent with OLR enhancement. …”
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Types of Xenogenic Olivine from Siberian Kimberlites by Nikolay S. Tychkov, Alexey M. Agashev, Nikolay P. Pokhilenko, Vladimir A. Tsykh, Nikolay V. Sobolev

“…The study of other minor elements (TiO₂ and NiO) in olivines allowed us to propose a model for the formation of high-temperature olivines of two different types due to the interaction of megacryst melt of various fractionation stages on depleted rocks of the lithospheric mantle. HTP-2 olivines arose upon exposure to a fractionated melt of the late stages of crystallization, and HTP-1 olivines appeared upon exposure to unfractionated (less enriched with incompatible components) megacryst melt at higher temperatures of the initial stage of crystallization.…”
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The Distribution and Exploration Status of Domestic and Foreign Sedimentary-type Lithium Deposits by YU Feng, WANG Deng-hong, YU Yang, LIU Zhu, GAO Juan-qin, ZHONG Jia-ai, QIN Yan

“…The study of cores from Huangjinkou area revealed that lithium was mainly enriched in the anhydrite of the Jialingjiang Formation and the carbonate rocks of the Leikoupo Formation, with a maximum content of 103.25μg/g. …”
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Reconstructing Genomes of Carbon Monoxide Oxidisers in Volcanic Deposits Including Members of the Class Ktedonobacteria by Marcela Hernández, Blanca Vera-Gargallo, Marcela Calabi-Floody, Gary M. King, Ralf Conrad, Christoph C. Tebbe

“…Microorganisms can potentially colonise volcanic rocks using the chemical energy in reduced gases such as methane, hydrogen (H₂) and carbon monoxide (CO). …”
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Do Microorganisms in Bathing Water in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) Have Resistance Genes? by Degrâce Batantou Mabandza, Edlyne Colletin, Christophe Dagot, Isaure Quétel, Sébastien Breurec, Stéphanie Guyomard-Rabenirina

“…The main objectives of this study were to investigate faecal contamination and <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) antibiotic resistance in recreational fresh water from Guadeloupe and to characterise the microbiome and resistome composition in biofilms from submerged rocks. Significant faecal contamination was observed at 14 freshwater sites. …”
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