The Xiemisitai area, West Junggar, Xinjiang, China, is situated at a potential copper mineralization zone in association with small granitic intrusions. In order to identify the alteration zones and mineralization characteristics of the intrusions, Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) and Quickbird data of the study area were evaluated in mapping lithological units, small intrusions, and alt...

TheEmeishan large igneous province contains a diverse assemblage of igneous rocks includingmildly peralkaline granitic rocks ofA-type affinity. The granitic rocks from the Panzhihua, Baima andTaihe plutons are temporally, spatially and chemically associatedwith layeredmafic-ultramafic intrusions. Electronmicroprobe analyses of themajor and accessoryminerals along with major and trace element da...

Granitic residual soils are formed by the in situ weathering of intrusive granitic rocks and present different parts world. Due to their large presence, many civil engineering projects carried out on within these soils. Therefore, a correct characterization slopes is necessary for slope stability studies. This investigation aims study influence values geomechanical parameters (specific weight, ...

Geochemical characteristics of greywacke and intercalated phyllites from Haveri and Dharwad block (long N 75° 10' to 75° 25' E and lat 15° 30' to 45° 00'S and (long 75° 05'E and lat S 15° 15' to 15° 35') of Shimoga basin have been studied to unravel the provenance and the tectonic setting of the greywackes. The greywackes are medium grained feldspatholithic and show presence of perthitic feldsp...

This study evaluates the effect of hydraulic loading rate (HLR), aspect ratio, granular medium size and water depth on the removal of selected contaminants during the start up of horizontal subsurface flow reed beds (HFRBs). Experiments were carried out in a pilot-scale HFRB system comprising four pairs of lined beds of almost equal surface area (54-56 m(2) each bed), with the following aspect ...

Charnockitic rocks form extensive orthogneiss plutons in many granulite terranes and are less commonly found in unmetamorphosed plutons, which have formed in various tectonic regimes. Geochemically, clearly igneous charnockites cover nearly the whole range of granite chemistry, from magnesian to ferroan and from calcic to alkalic. Pyroxenes from unmetamorphosed charnockitic rocks have compositi...