QE Geology

Garnet major-element composition as an indicator of host-rock type: a machine learning approach using the random forest classifier (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Garnet major-element composition as an indicator of host-rock type: a machine learning approach using the random forest classifier. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-021-01854-w

The major-element chemical composition of garnet provides valuable petrogenetic information, particularly in metamorphic rocks. When facing detrital garnet, information about the bulk-rock composition and mineral paragenesis of the initial garnet-bea... Read More about Garnet major-element composition as an indicator of host-rock type: a machine learning approach using the random forest classifier.

The sedimentary architecture and spatial variations of dryland ephemeral fluvial systems (2021)
Thesis
Priddy, C. L. The sedimentary architecture and spatial variations of dryland ephemeral fluvial systems. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/421291

Ancient dryland continental basins commonly comprise sedimentary fill that records the activity of both fluvial and aeolian environments. Despite extensive studies of dryland ephemeral fluvial systems, detailed three dimensional facies models for the... Read More about The sedimentary architecture and spatial variations of dryland ephemeral fluvial systems.

Magma storage and differentiation in volcanic arcs: examples from the central Aeolian arc, Italy (2021)
Thesis
Wiltshire, R. E. Magma storage and differentiation in volcanic arcs: examples from the central Aeolian arc, Italy. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/421290

The Aeolian arc is characterised by its complex geodynamic setting, with a heterogeneous mantle source and differing extents of shallow-level magmatic processes. These processes result in large within arc geochemical variations influencing the magma... Read More about Magma storage and differentiation in volcanic arcs: examples from the central Aeolian arc, Italy.

Non-uniform Photoinduced Unfolding of Supramolecular Polymers Leading to Topological Block Nanofibers. (2021)
Journal Article
Tashiro, K., Katayama, K., Tamaki, K., Pesce, L., Shimizu, N., Takagi, H., Haruki, R., Hollamby, M. J., Pavan, G. M., & Yagai, S. (2021). Non-uniform Photoinduced Unfolding of Supramolecular Polymers Leading to Topological Block Nanofibers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(52), 26986-26993. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202110224

Synthesis of one-dimensional nanofibers with distinct topological (higher-order structural) domains in the same main chain is one of the challenging topics in modern supramolecular polymer chemistry. Non-uniform structural transformation of supramole... Read More about Non-uniform Photoinduced Unfolding of Supramolecular Polymers Leading to Topological Block Nanofibers..

Laboratory exploration of mineral precipitates from Europa’s subsurface ocean (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Laboratory exploration of mineral precipitates from Europa’s subsurface ocean. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 1455-1479. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576721008554

The precipitation of hydrated phases from a chondritic-like Na-Mg-Ca-SO4-Cl solution is studied using in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, under rapid (360
K hour-1, T = 250-80 K, t = 3 hours) and ultra-slow (0.3 K day-1, T= 273-245K, t = 2... Read More about Laboratory exploration of mineral precipitates from Europa’s subsurface ocean.

Evaluation and characterisation of metal sorption and retention by drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) for environmental remediation (2021)
Journal Article
Arab, K., Thompson, D., & Oliver, I. (2021). Evaluation and characterisation of metal sorption and retention by drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) for environmental remediation. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03674-8

Drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) are wastes generated when water is clarified using aluminium or iron salts. They are increasingly being considered as a resource with potential reuse value, particularly in relation to soil or water remediati... Read More about Evaluation and characterisation of metal sorption and retention by drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) for environmental remediation.

The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium (2021)
Journal Article
Smeaton, C., Cui, X., Bianchi, T., Cage, A., Howe, J., & Austin, W. (2021). The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium. Quaternary Science Reviews, 1- 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107081

Fjord sediments are recognized as hotspots for the burial and storage of organic carbon, yet little is known about the long-term drivers of significant terrestrial organic carbon (OC) transfers into these coastal carbon stores. The mid-latitude fjord... Read More about The evolution of a coastal carbon store over the last millennium.

Integration of gravity, magnetic, and seismic data for subsalt modeling in the Northern Red Sea (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Integration of gravity, magnetic, and seismic data for subsalt modeling in the Northern Red Sea. Interpretation, T507 - T521. https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2019-0232.1

<jats:p> Rifts and rifted passive margins are often associated with thick evaporite layers, which challenge seismic reflection imaging in the subsalt domain. This makes understanding the basin evolution and crustal architecture difficult. An integrat... Read More about Integration of gravity, magnetic, and seismic data for subsalt modeling in the Northern Red Sea.

Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry. (2021)
Journal Article
Turner, T., Wheeler, R., & Oliver, I. (2021). Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40(7), 1964-1972. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5052

Water treatment residuals (WTRs), by-products of drinking water clarification, are increasingly recycled to land to promote circular economy and reduce disposal costs, yet there is a lack of published literature on their effects on soil ecology. In t... Read More about Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry..

Architectural elements in fluvial multi-storey sandbodies: deposition, preservation and numerical representation (2021)
Thesis
Mitten, A. J. Architectural elements in fluvial multi-storey sandbodies: deposition, preservation and numerical representation. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/419445

The recoverable proportion of known mobile resources from fluvial multi-storey sandbodies (MSBs) reservoirs is relatively low. The low recovery proportion can be attributed to a lack of a three-dimensional understanding of the reservoir architecture,... Read More about Architectural elements in fluvial multi-storey sandbodies: deposition, preservation and numerical representation.

A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections (2021)
Journal Article
Jeffery, A. J., Rogers, S., Jeffery, K. L., & Hobson, L. (2021). A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections. Geoscience Communication, 4(1), 95 - 110. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-95-2021

Abstract. This study investigates the potential value of, and provides a method for, the creation of flexible, digital, and asynchronous platforms to create student-centred materials for use in an online and/or blended learning environment. We made u... Read More about A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections.

Tunable van Hove singularities and correlated states in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene (2021)
Journal Article
Xu, S., Al Ezzi, M. M., Balakrishnan, N., Garcia-Ruiz, A., Tsim, B., Mullan, C., Barrier, J., Xin, N., Piot, B. A., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., Carvalho, A., Mishchenko, A., Geim, A., Fal’ko, V. I., Adam, S., Castro Neto, A. H., Novoselov, K. S., & Shi, Y. (2021). Tunable van Hove singularities and correlated states in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene. Nature Physics, 17, 619–626. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01172-9

Understanding and tuning correlated states is of great interest and significance to modern condensed matter physics. The recent discovery of unconventional superconductivity and Mott-like insulating states in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (tBL... Read More about Tunable van Hove singularities and correlated states in twisted monolayer–bilayer graphene.

A proposal for a White Paper on Geoethics in Forensic Geology (2021)
Journal Article
A. Dawson, L., Maria Di Maggio, R., McKinley, J., Di Capua, G., Peppoloni, S., & Pringle, J. (2021). A proposal for a White Paper on Geoethics in Forensic Geology. Geological Society Special Publications, 1 - 10 (10). https://doi.org/10.1144/SP508-2020-80

This paper outlines the construction of a White Paper on Geoethics in Forensic Geology. It focuses on forensic geology, although it also relates to the wider sphere of the forensic geosciences. Forensic geology is rapidly evolving to provide assistan... Read More about A proposal for a White Paper on Geoethics in Forensic Geology.

Comment on “Five Misperceptions Surrounding the Environmental Impacts of Single-Use Plastic” (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, T. R., & McKay, D. C. (2021). Comment on “Five Misperceptions Surrounding the Environmental Impacts of Single-Use Plastic”. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(2), 1339-1340. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07842

Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions (2020)
Journal Article
Wiedenbeck, M., Trumbull, R., Rosner, M., Boyce, A., Fournelle, J., Franchi, I., Halama, R., Harris, C., Lacey, J., Marschall, H., Meixner, A., Pack, A., Pogge von Strandmann, P., Spicuzza, M., Valley, J., & Wilke, F. (2020). Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12362

Three tourmaline reference materials sourced from the Harvard Mineralogical and Geological Museum (schorl 112566, dravite 108796 and elbaite 98144), which are already widely used for the calibration of in situ boron isotope measurements, are characte... Read More about Tourmaline reference materials for the in situ analysis of oxygen and lithium isotope ratio compositions.

Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland (2020)
Journal Article
Young, B., Clarke, S., Hopkirk, A., Forbes, I., & Smith, F. (2020). Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland. The Journal of The Russell Society, 23(2-4), 75-85

Two hitherto unreported small clusters of lead-bearing veins and associated workings at Church Burn and Wolf Hills, south of Haltwhistle, described here, add to the group of mineral deposits within the main Tyne Valley, sometimes collectively referre... Read More about Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.

Sedimentology and isotope geochemistry of transitional evaporitic environments within arid continental settings: From erg to saline lakes (2020)
Journal Article
Pettigrew, R., Claire, M., Priddy, C., Clarke, S., Warke, M., & Stüeken, E. (2020). Sedimentology and isotope geochemistry of transitional evaporitic environments within arid continental settings: From erg to saline lakes. Sedimentology, 907-942. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12816

Arid continental basins typically contain a spectrum of coeval environments that coexist and interact from proximal to distal. Within the distal portion, aeolian ergs often border playa, or perennial, desert lakes, fed by fluvial incursions or elevat... Read More about Sedimentology and isotope geochemistry of transitional evaporitic environments within arid continental settings: From erg to saline lakes.

Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain (2020)
Book Chapter
Montenari. (2020). Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain. In Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy, Volume 5 (677-755). https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.07.001

In recent years, unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs (UHRs), specifically shale gas plays, have become a vast source of economically viable hydrocarbons, in response to better drilling and stimulation techniques. To further improve recovery, more d... Read More about Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain.

Seismic and borehole-based mapping of the late Carboniferous succession in the Canonbie Coalfield, SW Scotland: evidence for a ‘broken’ Variscan foreland? (2020)
Journal Article
Howell, L., Besly, B., Sooriyathasan, S., Egan, S., & Leslie, G. (2020). Seismic and borehole-based mapping of the late Carboniferous succession in the Canonbie Coalfield, SW Scotland: evidence for a ‘broken’ Variscan foreland?. Scottish Journal of Geology, https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2020-007

Local seismic and borehole-based mapping of the Carboniferous Pennine Coal Measures and Warwickshire Group successions in the Canonbie Coalfield (SW Scotland) provides evidence of repeated episodes of positive inversion, syn-depositional folding and... Read More about Seismic and borehole-based mapping of the late Carboniferous succession in the Canonbie Coalfield, SW Scotland: evidence for a ‘broken’ Variscan foreland?.