APPLICATION OF AGGREGATES OF NEPHELINE BEARING ROCKS IN INCREASED CORROSION RESISTANCE CONCRETE by N. M. Tolypinа, E. M. Shigareva, M. V. Golovin, D. S. Shigarev

“…Methods of mechanical testing, x-ray phase analysis, scanning electron microscopy were used for comparative studies of concrete corrosion resistance with the active filler (urtite) and with the inactive one (quartz sand).Results. …”
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Roadway Instability Mechanism of Weakly Consolidated Soft Rocks and Support Technologies by Jinlong Cai, Min Tu, Luxiu Chai, Fengyan Qin, Zhengfeng Shen

“…First, physical and mechanical properties of weakly consolidated soft rocks were investigated by X-ray diffraction mineral component analysis and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Mineralogical investigation of fine clastic rocks from Central Sarawak, Malaysia by Walaa Elnasir Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Salim, Chow Weng Sum

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Study on the Rule of Change of Reservoir Rocks under Subcritical Steam Effect by Haifeng Li, Qiang Wang, Yongbin Wu, Bolin Lv, Chao Wang, Jipeng Zhang

“…This paper examines the lithology, pore throat, and fluid characteristics of the reservoir in Liaohe Oilfield Block 3624, using group V rocks as an example, combining a high-temperature and high-pressure reaction still with other equipment such as a rock mechanics tester and a scanning electron microscope. …”
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Computational and experimental pore-scale studies of a carbonate rock sample by Godoy William, Pontedeiro Elizabeth M., Hoerlle Fernanda, Raoof Amir, van Genuchten Martinus Th., Santiago José, Couto Paulo

“…Carbonate rocks host several large water and hydrocarbon reservoirs worldwide, some of them highly heterogeneous involving complex pore systems. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Evenly Distributed Pore Pressure on Rock Damage by Xinglong Zhao, Bingxiang Huang, Bin Chen, Mingxiao Hou

“…Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) test and comparison analysis, it is found that after the pore pressure effect, the surface of the rock sample becomes rougher. …”
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Preparation and characterization of polylactic acid / modified rock stone / strach biocomposites by Ahmad, Muhammad Akmal

“…The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of starch and a new phthalate-free plasticizer, which was modified rock stone (MR) on the mechanical, physical, thermal and biodegrability properties of polylactic acid (PLA). …”
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Rock magnetism of the Upper Ordovician Zhaolaoyu Formation of the southern Ordos Basin by Shuqi LAN, Bitian WEI, Longyun XING, Nan DU, Xiangang LENG, Nan JIANG, Xin CHENG, Qinglong CHEN, Baofeng WANG, Pengxiang XU, Xiaohong DENG, Dongmeng ZHANG, Teng LI, Feifan LIU, Hanning WU

“…Methods Thus, in this paper, to determine the main magnetic minerals in various rocks and their ability to record the primary remanent magnetization, we carry out a series of detailed petrography, rock magnetism and stepwise demagnetization experiments on the limestone and tuff samples of the Upper Ordovician Zhaolaoyu Formation in the Fuping area of the southern Ordos Basin, including optical microscope identification, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), saturated isothermal remanent magnetization (SIRM) acquisition curve, three-axis isothermal thermal demagnetization test, κ-T curve test, hysteresis loop experiment, first-order reversal curve (FORC), and thermal demagnetization and hybrid (TD+AF) demagnetization. …”
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Porous glass ceramics from siliceous rocks with high operating temperature by Rodin Alexander, Ermakov Anatolij, Kyashkin Vladimir, Rodina Natalya, Erofeev Vladimir

“…The materials are obtained from siliceous rocks, Na2CO3, Al2O3 and KCl. Mechanochemical activation of raw materials was carried out in a planetary ball mill. …”
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Indexing Exoplanets with Physical Conditions Potentially Suitable for Rock-Dependent Extremophiles by Madhu Kashyap Jagadeesh, Sagarika Rao Valluri, Vani Kari, Katarzyna Kubska, Łukasz Kaczmarek

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Expansion-Induced Crack Propagation in Rocks Monitored by Using Piezoelectric Transducers by Chi-Hyung Ahn, Dong-Ju Kim, Yong-Hoon Byun

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New System for Measuring Cosmogenic Ne in Terrestrial and Extra-Terrestrial Rocks by Domokos Györe, Luigia Di Nicola, David Currie, Finlay M. Stuart

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Subgrain-size piezometry as a tool for measuring stress in polymineralic rocks by Goddard, CRM

“…<p>We present a new subgrain-size piezometer calibrated using electron backscatter diffraction data from experimentally deformed quartz and olivine. …”

Diffusion and Sorption Studies of Cs, Sr and Co in Intact Crystalline Rock by Xiaodong Li, Juuso Sammaljärvi, Shuo Meng, Longcheng Liu, Marja Siitari-Kauppi, Andrew Martin

“…Matrix characterization by C-14-PMMA autoradiography and scanning electron microscopy showed that in the centimeter scale of Grimsel granodiorite rock, the interconnected matrix porosity forms a well-connected network for diffusion. …”
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Sandyites and rocks of monzonite composition of the Ilmenogorsk miaskit massive (the Southern Urals) by B. Nemov Andrey, V. Medvedeva Elena, A. Kotlyarov Vasily

“…The results of study of rocks of the Ilmenogorsk miaskite block - mylonitized miaskites, “sandyites” and monzonitic rocks, which were found for the first time, are presented in the paper. …”
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CARBON BEARING ROCKS (SHUNGITES). ARE THEY SO SAFE FOR DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION? by Natalia I. Kondrashova, Pavel V. Medvedev

“…The relevance of the study is caused by the need to obtain consistent information about the possibility of using carbonaceous sedimentary rocks of shungite for drinking water purification. …”
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The occurrence of microdiamonds in Mesoproterozoic Chapada Diamantina intrusive rocks: Bahia / Brazil by Gislaine A. Battilani, Newton S. Gomes, Wilson J. Guerra

“…Similar rocks were found in Lençóis and examined petrographically and their heavy mineral concentration was investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Sulfide mineralization in ultramafic rocks of the Faryab ophiolite complex, southern Kerman by Mohammad Ali Rajabzadeh, Fatemeh Al Sadi

“…The main host ultramafic rocks of sulfides are wehrlite and clinopyroxenite, indicating that the sulfide saturation occurred during magmatic evolution of these rocks. …”
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Petrology, Geochemistry and Tectonomagmatic Setting of Farmahin Volcanic Rocks (North of Arak) by Reza Zarei Sahamieh

“…A guide to the chemical classification of the common volcanic rocks. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 8(5): 523–548. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative changes in detrital reservoir rocks caused by CO₂–brine–rock interactions during first injection phases (Utrillas sandstones, northern Spa... by E. Berrezueta, B. Ordóñez-Casado, L. Quintana

“…Optical microscopy (OpM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) aided by optical image analysis (OIA) were used to compare the rock samples and get qualitative and quantitative information about mineralogy, texture and pore network distribution. …”
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