Microbe-mineral interactions have become of interest for space exploration as microorganisms could be used to biomine from extra-terrestrial material and extract elements useful as micronutrients in life support systems. This research aimed to identify the impact of space flight on the long-term survival of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 in mineral water and the interaction with basalt, a lunar...

Introduction: Twelve Martian meteorites that have been recovered so far are classified into five groups (basalt, lherzolite, clinopyroxenite, dunite, or-thopyroxenite) mainly from petrology and chemistry [e.g., 1]. Among them, the dunite and orthopyroxenite groups consist of only one meteorite, respectively (dunite: Chassigny, orthopyroxenite: ALH84001). The basalt group is the largest group an...

Western Turkey has been dominated by N–S extension since the Early Miocene. The timing and cause of this N–S extension and related basin formation have been the subject of much debate, but new data from the Bigadiç borate basin provide insights that may solve this controversy. The basin is located in the Bornova Flysch Zone, which is thought to have formed as a major NEtrending transform zone d...

Abstract Continental formation models invoke subduction or plume‐related processes to create the buoyant, refractory character of continental lithospheric mantle (CLM). From similarities in melt depletion, major element composition, modal clinopyroxene, and Os isotope systematics it has been proposed that oceanic lithosphere is likely protolith non‐cratonic CLM, however, a direct link between t...

A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of applying ground magnesium limestone (GML) or ground basalt in combination with bio-fertilizer to sustain rice production on an acid sulfate soil in Malaysia. Soils from Kelantan Plains, Malaysia, were treated with GML, ground basalt, bio-fertilizer, GML + bio-fertilizer, and ground basalt + bio-fertilizer (4 t ha 1 each). Results showed that so...

Continental flood basalt eruptions have resulted in sudden and massive accumulations of basaltic lavas in excess of any contemporary volcanic processes. The largest flood basalt events mark the earliest volcanic activity of many major hot spots, which are thought to result from deep mantle plumes. The relative volumes of melt and eruption rates of flood basalts and hot spots as well as their te...

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study of the thermal-runaway instability induced by localized microwaves in basalt stones. This effect leads to the inner melting of the basalt core, and further to its eruption similarly to a volcanic burst. The experiments are conducted in a single-mode cavity at 2.45 GHz, 0.9 kW. The microwave-induced miniature volcano exhibits hotspots, bu...

Weathering of silicate minerals impacts many geological and ecological processes. For example, the weathering of basalt contributes significantly to consumption of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and must be included in global calculations of such consumption over geological timeframes. Here we compare weathering advance rates for basalt (wD β ), where D and β indicate the scale at which the r...

In this work solution surface treatment was applied for producing basalt fiber reinforced PA6 matrix composites. Beyond scanning electron microscopy, static and dynamic mechanical tests, dynamic mechanical analysis of composites was used for qualifying the interfacial adhesion in a wide temperature range. The loss factor peak height of loss factor is particularly important, because it is in clo...

The paper discusses the questions of alkalinity changes in alkali activated cement-based materials at different stages hardening. It was shown that use cement with dry alkaline component (“all-in-one system”) presence basalt rock leads to immediate decrease pH value and strength drop material. On other hand, using form solution provides almost normal hardening systems. Taking into account obtai...