Due to the large spatial variation of soil organic carbon (SOC) content, assessing the current state of SOC for large areas is costly and time consuming. Visible and Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (Vis-NIR DRS) is a fast and cheap tool for measuring SOC based on empirical equations and spectral libraries. While the approach has been demonstrated to yield accurate predictions for...

The rare-earth element (REE) geochemistry of sedimentary deposits has been used in provenance investigations despite the transformation that this group elements may suffer during a depositional cycle. In present investigation, we and XRD mineralogy set sand mud fluvial to evaluate ability REE parameters tracing, changes associated with weathering sorting. analyzed were generated subtropical dra...

It is suggested that the story of The Magic Flute owes much to alchemy and related early mineralogy; the operaÕs architectonic structure, including its musical structure, owes much to numerology. The plot is in large part an allegorical account or description of the alchemical process and the production of the PhilosophersÕ Stone from the prima materia stibnite (spiessglanz) (antimony trisulphi...