An integrated analysis of mineralogical and microstructural characteristics and petrophysical properties of carbonate rocks in the lower Indus Basin, Pakistan by Ali Abro Waheed, Majeed Shar Abdul, Sang Lee Kun, Ali Narejo Asad

“…Carbonate rocks are believed to be proven hydrocarbon reservoirs and are found in various basins of Pakistan including Lower Indus Basin. …”
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Electron microprobe dating of lunar zirconolite by Changkun Park, Hwayoung Kim

“…Abstract Zirconolite is an accessary mineral occurred in the lunar basaltic and granitic rocks and contains relatively high contents of U, Th, and Pb, which is attractive for age dating. …”
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Efficacy of Antivibration Gloves When Used with Electric Hammers of about 10 kg for Chiseling Limestone Rocks by Guido Alfaro Degan, Andrea Antonucci, Dario Lippiello

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Experimental investigation of the effects of different types of fracturing fluids on the pore structure characteristics of Shale Reservoir Rocks by Zepeng Sun, Yue Ni, Yongli Wang, Zhifu Wei, Baoxiang Wu, Jing Li, Wenhua Fan, Gailing Wang, Yunxiao Li

“…These results indicated that the injection of the two different types of fracturing fluids may negatively impact the shale gas production through reducing the nanopore structure and porosity of shale reservoir rocks.…”
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Data on recovery rates and external morphologies of zircon grains from mechanical and electrical pulverization of rock samples by Mami Takehara, Kenji Horie, Tomokazu Hokada, Shoichi Kiyokawa

“…In this data article, we provide information on the recovery rate and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the external morphology of zircon grains separated from two rock samples (AS3 and TEMORA 2) using both mechanical and electrical pulverization systems. …”
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A Study of the chemical nature of sulfur-containing rocks and Frasch sulfur in the Al-Mishraq Sulfur field by Hala Jasim, thaer halo, Motea Al jbouri

“…The economic evaluation of the exploration sulfur well depends mainly on the elemental sulfur content and its association other factors, so a sample of sulfur rocks extracted by a special excavator for one of the exploratory wells was studied and in the form of a bore hole rock. …”
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Petrogeochemical characteristics and U-Pb age of morion-granite rocks in Central Transbaikalia: Classification and genesis problems by A. L. Elbaev, I. V. Gordienko, V. B. Khubanov, O. V. Zarubina

“…This article presents data on the age, material composition, petrogenetical and geochemical properties of morion-containing granites in the Etytei and Khamnigadai massifs of Central Transbaikalia.Materials and methods. The composition of rock samples was investigated using the methods of chemical analysis, XRD and ICP-MS; the age was determined by the zircon U–Pb method using SHRIMP and LA-ICP-MS; the mineral composition was studied using an LEO-1430 electron microscope.Results. …”
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Quantitative Phase Analysis of Skarn Rocks by the Rietveld Method Using X-ray Powder Diffraction Data by Yana Tzvetanova, Ognyan Petrov, Thomas Kerestedjian, Mihail Tarassov

“…To obtain the mineral quantities in the skarn rocks preliminary optical microscopy and chemical investigation by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) were performed for the identification of some starting components for the Rietveld analysis and to make comparison with the Rietveld X-ray powder diffraction results. …”
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Provenance study of detrital garnets and rutiles from basaltic pyroclastic rocks of Southern Slovakia (Western Carpathians) by Nemec Ondrej, Huraiová Monika

“…Detrital garnets and rutiles have been recovered from basaltic pyroclastic rocks in the northern part of the Pannonian Basin and characterized using electron probe microanalysis and imaging. …”
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Recognition of rock materials after high-temperature deterioration based on SEM images via deep learning by Yuan Gao, Zixuan Yu, Weiqiang Chen, Qian Yin, Jiangyu Wu, Wei Wang

“…This deep learning-based method exhibited superior abilities in distinguishing the heat-treated rock. Using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image covering a size of 14.6 μm × 14.6 μm, the high-temperature deterioration history of rocks can be recognized with an accuracy of 80.2%. …”
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Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on Fluid/Rock Interactions during Low Salinity Water Flooding of Chalk Reservoirs by Rockey Abhishek, Aly A. Hamouda, Amr Ayoub

“…The main objective of this work is to address the adsorption of Silica nanoparticles (NPs) dispersed in different brines on chalk surfaces and their effect on fluid/rock interaction. Isothermal static and dynamic adsorption on chalk are addressed here. …”
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Biogenicity and Syngeneity of Organic Matter in Ancient Sedimentary Rocks: Recent Advances in the Search for Evidence of Past Life by Dorothy Z. Oehler, Sherry L. Cady

“…The in situ techniques allow analysis of micrometer-to-sub-micrometer-scale organic residues within their host rocks and include Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy/imagery, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and forms of secondary ion/laser-based mass spectrometry, analytical transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray absorption microscopy/spectroscopy. …”
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Mineral Chemistry of Low-Temperature Phyllosilicates in Early Paleozoic Metaclastic Rocks, Eastern Tauride Belt, Türkiye by Ömer Bozkaya, Hüseyin Yalçın

“…This study aimed to investigate the chemical properties of phyllosilicates in early Paleozoic metaclastic rocks in the Eastern Tauride Belt, Türkiye. The textural (electron microscopy) and chemical (mineral chemistry analysis) analyses were performed on the samples representing different grades of metamorphism. …”
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Evaluation of Workability and Mechanical Properties in Cement Mortar after Compounding Igneous Rock Powder and Silica Fume by Bo Liu, Xiaodong Zhao, Xing Liu, Zhenqing He, Xuanhao Cao, Bowen Guan

“…Microscopic techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis–differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and nitrogen adsorption were used to investigate the mechanisms of how different types of igneous rock and silica fume affect the cementitious systems. …”
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Kinematic indicators in Riphean carbonate rocks of the Siberian Platform Western framing (on the example of the Alad’inskaya Formation) by E. S. Noskova, G. V. Agafonova

“…The sections of Alad’inskaya Formation carbonates, located along the Irkineeva river, were studied, including determination of the sample phase composition by the X-ray diffraction method (ARL X’TRA) and examination of samples in sections (Leica DMLR) and by a scanning electron microscope (TESCAN VEGA 3 LMH). Kinematic indicators were studied and classified; a model of structural formation in carbonate rocks was substantiated.Results. …”
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Experimental comparison of mechanical properties and fractal characteristics of geothermal reservoir rocks after different cooling treatments by Yan Xi, Haoyu Wang, Jun Li, Wentao Dong, Han Li, Boyun Guo

“…In the process of geothermal well drilling, the high-temperature rock in the reservoirs is cooled by different cooling media, which leads to the change of mechanical properties, affecting the rock-breaking efficiency of the bit. …”
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Impacts of the Invasive Seaweed <em>Asparagopsis armata</em> Exudate on Energetic Metabolism of Rock Pool Invertebrates by Carla O. Silva, Sara C. Novais, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Carlos Barata, Marco F. L. Lemos

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Preparation Method of Similar Materials for the Progressive Disintegration of Red-Bedded Soft Rock Based on Diagenesis Simulation by Xiaoming Liu, Dongcheng Jiang, Qinji Jia, Haifeng Xu, Tong Wang

“…Micro-scanning electron microscopy, disintegration experiments with dry–wet cycles, and basic physical and mechanical property tests were conducted for the synthetic red soft rock-like material. …”
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Graphene oxide/carbon nanotubes nanocoating for improved scale inhibitor adsorption ability onto rock formation by Umair Ishtiaq, Ali Samer Muhsan, Ain Syahirah Rozali, Norani M. Mohamed, Thar M. Badri Albarody

“…Analysis testing using various techniques including field-emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray and ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometer were conducted to study the adsorption, retention and bonding of the scale inhibitor with nanomaterials and rock. …”
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Study on the Failure Mechanism for Coal Roadway Stability in Jointed Rock Mass Due to the Excavation Unloading Effect by Eryu Wang, Guangbo Chen, Xiaojie Yang, Guofeng Zhang, Wenbin Guo

“…The geological and mechanical properties of roadway surrounding rock were described. The surrounding rock structure was revealed with the electron microscopy scanning method, micro-fractures and randomly distributed joints highly developed in roadway surrounding rock. …”
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