The aim of this work was to delineate the prospects of podiform-type chromite by staged factor analysis and geochemical mineralization prospectivity index in Balvard area, SE Iran. The stream sediment data and fault density were used as the exploration features for prospectivity modeling in the studied area. In this regard, two continuous fuzzified evidence layers were generated and integrated ...

The application of remote sensing sciences in the field geology is very diverse and wide. One its most important applications earth geological mapping. Mineral exploration using techniques done different ways, one them mapping alteration zones related to mineral resources. Given importance geosciences today's industry given that deposit-related areas are exploratory keys. this review study meth...

Palygorskite, a fibrous clay mineral, is being used as a substitute for asbestos in some applications. Nine specimens obtained from different geological locales were studied for mineral purity, elemental composition, fibre size distribution, and surface binding characteristics. The membranolytic activity of each was determined using a human erythrocyte model. The membranolytic behaviour and sur...

Adopting a policy and deciding on long-term investment in the mining industry by a government orprivate sector actors depends strongly on the ability to predict the scarcity of mineral reserves. Changein scarcity of mineral reserves is a function of several technological and non-technological factors.Among them, change in technology is the most significant factor affecting scarcity. This paper ...

Raman spectroscopy can be used for analysing both mineral and organic phases, thus allowing characterisation of the microbial-scale geological context as well as the search for possible traces of life. This method is therefore very useful for in situ planetary exploration missions. Compared to the myriad of sample preparation techniques available in terrestrial laboratories, the possibilities f...

Landscapes evolve due to climatic conditions, tectonic activity, geological features, biological and sedimentary dynamics. Geological processes at depth ultimately control are linked the resulting surface features. Large regions in Australia, West Africa, India, China blanketed by cover (intensely weathered material and/or later sediment deposition, both up hundreds of metres thick). Mineral ex...

Magnetic susceptibility has been extensively used to determine the magnetic properties of rocks for different applications, such as hydrocarbon or mineral explorations. This magnetic quantity can be directly measured in an accurate but time-consuming operation, or it can be mathematically approximated using a reliable procedure to achieve a desired accuracy. The Poisson theory is one of the mos...