West African lateritic pediments: Landform-regolith evolution processes and mineral exploration pitfalls

D Chardon, JL Grimaud, A Beauvais, O Bamba - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper is a contribution to the understanding of surface dynamics of tropical shields over
geological timescales. Emphasis is put on the fundamental and applied implications of …

Geochemistry of the Apulian allochthonous karst bauxite, Southern Italy: Distribution of critical elements and constraints on Late Cretaceous Peri-Tethyan …

G Mongelli, R Buccione, E Gueguen, A Langone… - Ore Geology …, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study of pebbles from the'Salento-type'allochthnous bauxite deposit
(Otranto, southern Italy), originally derived from a pristine Campanian bauxite, has been …

Quantifying chemical weathering intensity and trace element release from two contrasting basalt profiles, Deccan Traps, India

MG Babechuk, M Widdowson, BS Kamber - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Weathering profiles developed on basalt substrate contain information relevant to climate,
atmospheric composition and evolution, nutrient release into the hydrosphere, and …

[图书][B] The origin of clay minerals in soils and weathered rocks

BB Velde, A Meunier - 2008 - books.google.com
Of course such a book as we propose here is not the product of just two people working
together, although the experience has been a great pleasure for us. We would like to thank …

[PDF][PDF] 7.4-Natural weathering rates of silicate minerals

AF White, HL Buss - Treatise on Geochemistry, Second Edition …, 2014 - academia.edu
Silicates constitute more than 90% of the rocks exposed in the Earth's land masses (Garrels
and Mackenzie, 1971). Most primary minerals comprising these rocks are …

Chemical mobilizations in laterites: evidence from trace elements and 238U-234U-230Th disequilibria

O Dequincey, F Chabaux, N Clauer… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2002 - Elsevier
Geochemical and mineralogical investigations, including measurements of major and trace
elements, Sr isotope ratios, and 238U-234U-230Th activity ratios, were made on an old …

A geophysically constrained litho-structural analysis of the Eburnean greenstone belts and associated granitoid domains, Burkina Faso, West Africa

V Metelka, L Baratoux, S Naba, MW Jessell - Precambrian Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Interpretation of airborne geophysical data integrated with field structural and lithological
observation was successfully employed in the creation of the litho-structural framework in a …

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sediments from Simbock Lake, Yaoundé area (southern Cameroon): provenance and environmental implications

AZ Ekoa Bessa, G Ngueutchoua, PD Ndjigui - Arabian journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Two cores of sediments, named NR and EB, were collected in the Simbock Lake (Mefou
watershed, Yaoundé) to assess their provenance and the degree of heavy metal pollution …

[图书][B] Les grands sols du monde

JP Legros - 2007 - books.google.com
Les sols du monde présentent une diversité considérable, tant au niveau de leurs
caractères et de leurs propriétés, que de leurs âges et de leurs conditions de genèse. Une …

Introduction to the special issue challenges for mineral exploration in the 21st century: Targeting mineral deposits under cover

I Gonzalez-Alvarez, MA Goncalves, EJM Carranza - Ore Geology Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The global demand for mineral resources has dramatically increased in the last 50 years.
The challenge to keep pace with this demand is the driving force for innovation, and also …