LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of dacite in the Sangthong Au mining area, Luang Prabang-Loei metallogenetic belt, SW Laos
25 April 2025
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Tight sandstone diageneses, evolution, and controls on high-graded reservoirs in slope zones of foreland basins: A case study of the fourth Member of Xujiahe Formation, Tianfu gas field, Sichuan Basin
25 April 2025
The Triassic Xujiahe Formation in the slope zone of the Sichuan foreland basin is a new field of continental tight gas exploration in recent years. The fourth member of the Xujiahe Formation (Xu4 Member),...
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Heavy metal pollution in water and soil and associated health risks in a tin mining region of Hunan Province, Central China
25 April 2025
To assess the effect of mining activity on heavy metal pollution and associated health risks in tin mining regions, water and soil sampling was conducted near a tin mining site in Hunan Province. The...
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10910 m! China's first Ultra-Deep Well completed
25 April 2025
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Mesozoic superposed orogenic systems in eastern China
25 April 2025
The Indosinian and Yanshanian orogenic movements are both important Mesozoic orogenies in eastern China. The resulted tectonic belts are neither products of the third stage of crustal evolution, as...
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Timing, geometry, and kinematics of the Yilan-Yitong fault zone in the Northern Tan-Lu fault system of Northeast Asia
25 April 2025
The largest Tan-Lu active fault system in northeastern Asia, spans approximately 3500 km in length and varies in width from 10 km to 200 km. In 1668, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 occurred in...
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Distribution and role of fluorine in the aquatic ecosystem (mineral springs, groundwater, tributaries, Baikal water, and the Angara water source) of Lake Baikal, Russia
25 April 2025
Several conjugate components represent the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Baikal: Baikal water (surface and deep water), groundwater from boreholes, water of numerous Baikal tributaries, cold and hot mineral...
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Accumulation process and potential of Jurassic tight sandstone oil and gas in Eastern Yangxia sag of Kuqa Depression
25 April 2025
The Jurassic tight sandstone oil and gas exploration and development in the eastern Yangxia Sag is a new field. To elucidate the origin, accumulation process and potential of tight oil and gas, the...
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First discovery of Cretaceous tuffs in the Zhenyuan area, southwestern Ordos Basin, China: Constraints from zircon U-Pb dating
25 April 2025
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Lithofacies palaeogeography, depositional model and shale gas potential evaluation in the O3-S1 Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin, China
25 April 2025
The black shales of Wufeng and Longmaxi Formation (Late Ordovician-Early Silurian period) in Sichuan Basin are the main strata for marine shale gas exploration, which have a yearly shale gas production...
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Geology, mineralization and model of the giant Maoping carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposit (5 Mt), South China
25 April 2025
The giant Upper Yangtze Pb-Zn metallogenic province, also known as the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou (SYG) Pb-Zn province hosting >500 carbonate-hosted epigenetic Pb-Zn deposits that contain >20 Mt Pb + Zn...
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Contribution of groundwater carbon pools to atmospheric carbon sinks: A case study of the Yinchuan Basin, Northwest China
25 April 2025
Addressing global warming, a common change today, requires achieving peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality (also referred to as the dual carbon goals). Enhancing research on the carbon...
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Landslide susceptibility assessment based on an interpretable coupled FR-RF model: A case study of Longyan City, Fujian Province, Southeast China
25 April 2025
To enhance the prediction accuracy of landslides in in Longyan City, China, this study developed a methodology for geologic hazard susceptibility assessment based on a coupled model composed of a Geographic...
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Distribution, types, metallogenic regularity and exploration potential analysis of zirconium deposit in China
25 April 2025
Zirconium, prized for its exceptional corrosion resistance, high melting point, and unique nuclear properties, plays a critical role in multiple industrial sectors globally. Zirconium deposits are categorized...
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Genetic relationship between shell fossils and shale oil: A case study of Jurassic shale reservoir in the northeast Sichuan Basin
25 April 2025
Benthic bivalves, the most widely distributed mollusks since the Mesozoic era, often inhabited environments where their fossilized remains are found adjacent to or intermingled with organic-rich shale....
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Synergistic effects of potassium-silicon-calcium mineral fertilizer combined with rice husk biochar on the immobilization of Cd and Pb in soil
25 April 2025
The combined application of mineral fertilizer and biochar significantly improves the passivation of heavy metal-contaminated soil, surpassing the effects of individual application. This study has reinforced...
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Geochronology, petrogenesis, and tectonic characteristics of a volcanic–intrusive complex on the northern margin of North China Craton and its limitation on the closing time of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (245 Ma)
25 April 2025
The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest and best preserved accretionary type orogenic belts in the world. Due to its complex tectonic history, the timing and location of the final...
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Optimization of lithium extraction solar pond in Zabuye Salt Lake: Theoretical calculation combined with field experiments
25 January 2025
This research optimized the structure of lithium extraction solar ponds to enhance the crystallization rate and yield of Li2CO3. Using the response surface methodology in Design-Expert 10.0.3, the authors...
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First report of theropod materials enriches the dinosaur assemblages in Guangxi and expands the dinosaur distribution to the southernmost China
25 January 2025
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Evaluating the hydrocarbon generation potential of the Paleocene–Eocene carbonaceous rocks in the Barmer and Bikaner-Nagaur Basins, western Rajasthan, India
25 January 2025
The Bikaner-Nagaur and Barmer Basins (Rajasthan) are the most important petroliferous sedimentary basins in India. For over a decade, the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons in these basins....
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Investigation of a NOx emission from coal power plants in Texas, United States and its impact on the environment
25 January 2025
Texas is the largest state by area in the US after Alaska, and one of the top states in the production and consumption of electricity with many coal-fired plants. Coal-fired power plants emit greater...
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Research hotspot and trend of plant water use in karst: Based on a bibliometric analysis from 1984 to 2022
25 January 2025
Research on the ecohydrological processes of terrestrial plants is a frontier field comprising ecology, hydrology and global change research, yielding the key theoretical foundations of ecohydrology....
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