Mine spoil remediation via biochar addition to immobilise potentially toxic elements and promote plant growth for phytostabilisation. (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, D., Oliver, I., & Alhar, M. (2021). Mine spoil remediation via biochar addition to immobilise potentially toxic elements and promote plant growth for phytostabilisation. Journal of Environmental Management, 111500 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111500

There are thousands of disused and abandoned mining sites around the world with substantial accumulations of exposed mine spoil materials that pose a direct threat to their surrounding environment. Management of such sites, and neutralisation of the... Read More about Mine spoil remediation via biochar addition to immobilise potentially toxic elements and promote plant growth for phytostabilisation..

Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs (2020)
Thesis
Cousins, D. P. Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417171

Ancient and contemporary aeolian systems have been subject of important conceptual advances in recent years, however, a disconnect exists between the complexities inherent at the depositional surface and subsequent controls on preservation. At the fu... Read More about Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs.

Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs (2020)
Thesis
Whitley, S. O. Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417201

Arc magmas typically show distinct geochemical and petrographical evidence indicating a complex petrogenesis. The surface products represent a summation of the complex interplay of geodynamic magma generation processes, varied differentiation histori... Read More about Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs.

Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites (2020)
Journal Article
Li, W., Yu, H., Xu, J., Halama, R., Bell, K., Nan, X., & Huang, F. (2020). Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.041

To investigate the behaviour of Ba isotopes during carbonatite petrogenesis and to explore the possibility of using carbonatites to constrain the Ba isotopic composition of the mantle, we report high-precision Ba isotopic analyses of: (1) carbonatite... Read More about Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites.

Geophysical site assessment of an active urban development site, South Eastern Suburb of Cairo, Egypt (2020)
Journal Article
Medhat, N. I., Atya, M., Ragab, E. A., El-Kenawy, A. A., Abdel Zaher, M., & Pringle, J. (2020). Geophysical site assessment of an active urban development site, South Eastern Suburb of Cairo, Egypt. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 54(1), Article ARTN qjegh2018-151. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2018-151

There has been significant structural damage of newly-built residential buildings in Quarter-27 District in the South of Cairo, Egypt. The proximity of an active limestone quarry may also be affecting ground stability. This paper shows how a near-sur... Read More about Geophysical site assessment of an active urban development site, South Eastern Suburb of Cairo, Egypt.

Constraining the landscape of Late Bronze Age Santorini prior to the Minoan eruption: insights from volcanological, geomorphological and archaeological findings (2020)
Journal Article
Gertisser, R. (2020). Constraining the landscape of Late Bronze Age Santorini prior to the Minoan eruption: insights from volcanological, geomorphological and archaeological findings. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106911

One of the best known places on Earth where volcanology meets archaeology and history is the volcanic island of Santorini (Thíra), Greece. It is famous for the cataclysmic Late Bronze Age (Minoan) Plinian eruption which destroyed the Minoan culture t... Read More about Constraining the landscape of Late Bronze Age Santorini prior to the Minoan eruption: insights from volcanological, geomorphological and archaeological findings.

Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wiltshire, R., Halama, R., Boyce, A., Petrone, C., Nazzareni, S., Gertisser, R., Tranne, C., Sulpizio, R., & Lucchi, F. Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure. Presented at EGU General Assembly 2020

<jats:p> &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The presently active La Fossa cone, Vulcano, widely considered the most hazardous volcano in the Aeolian Islands, is characterised by alternating periods of Vulcanian to subplinian explosive events and lava flow effusion. It... Read More about Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure.

Acritarchs from the Duolbagáisá Formation (Cambrian Series 2–Miaolingian) on the Digermulen Peninsula, Finnmark, Arctic Norway: towards a high-resolution Cambrian chronostratigraphy (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Acritarchs from the Duolbagáisá Formation (Cambrian Series 2–Miaolingian) on the Digermulen Peninsula, Finnmark, Arctic Norway: towards a high-resolution Cambrian chronostratigraphy. Geological Magazine, 2051-2066. https://doi.org/10.1017/S001675682000031X

New information on acritarchs from the Duolbagáisá Formation, Digermulen Peninsula, Arctic Norway, enable recognition of the three Cambrian Series 2 acritarch-based zones: the Skiagia ornata–Fimbriaglomerella membranacea, Heliosphaeridium dissimilare... Read More about Acritarchs from the Duolbagáisá Formation (Cambrian Series 2–Miaolingian) on the Digermulen Peninsula, Finnmark, Arctic Norway: towards a high-resolution Cambrian chronostratigraphy.

Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia) (2020)
Journal Article
Halama, R., Gertisser, R., Whitley, S., Preece, K., Deegan, F., & Troll, V. (2020). Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia). Journal of Petrology, https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egaa048

Magma-carbonate interaction is an increasingly recognised process occurring at active volcanoes worldwide, with implications for the magmatic evolution of the host volcanic systems, their eruptive behaviour, volcanic CO2 budgets, and economic mineral... Read More about Magmatic and metasomatic effects of magma-carbonate interaction recorded in calc-silicate xenoliths from Merapi volcano (Indonesia).

The effect of ZSM-5 zeolite crystal size on p-xylene selectivity in toluene disproportionation (2020)
Journal Article
Albahar, M., Li, C., Zholobenko, V., & Garforth, A. (2020). The effect of ZSM-5 zeolite crystal size on p-xylene selectivity in toluene disproportionation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110221

The effect of crystal size was explored in this work aiming at enhancing p-xylene selectivity through toluene disproportionation over ZSM-5 zeolite. The different physicochemical properties of ZSM-5 were investigated using various characterization te... Read More about The effect of ZSM-5 zeolite crystal size on p-xylene selectivity in toluene disproportionation.

Calcareous algae and cyanobacteria (2020)
Journal Article
Rogers. (2020). Calcareous algae and cyanobacteria. Geology Today, 75 - 80. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12304

Algae is an informal term used to describe a broad group of simple organisms from the plant kingdom. The organisms included within this grouping are aquatic photosynthetic biota with an extensive range of life habits and forms. These organisms range... Read More about Calcareous algae and cyanobacteria.

Investigating H2O contents in clinopyroxene from explosive versus effusive eruption products from Merapi volcano, Indonesia (2020)
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Dimitriou, D., Troll, V., Weis, F., Seraphine, N., Deegan, F., Skogby, H., Humaida, H., & Gertisser, R. (2020). Investigating H2O contents in clinopyroxene from explosive versus effusive eruption products from Merapi volcano, Indonesia

<jats:p> &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The 2010 eruption of Merapi produced pyroclastic deposits and lava flows that are compositionally very similar, raising the question as to the underlying reason of the differences in eruptive styles between the various phase... Read More about Investigating H2O contents in clinopyroxene from explosive versus effusive eruption products from Merapi volcano, Indonesia.

Depositional conditioning of three dimensional training images: Improving the reproduction and representation of architectural elements in sand-dominated fluvial reservoir models (2020)
Journal Article
Pringle, J., Mitten, A., Mullins, J., Howell, J., & Clarke, S. (2020). Depositional conditioning of three dimensional training images: Improving the reproduction and representation of architectural elements in sand-dominated fluvial reservoir models. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 113, Article ARTN 104156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104156

Fluvial deposits create significant hydrocarbon reservoirs, although their characterisation can be difficult due to their differing scales of heterogeneity. Whilst numerical modelling methods have advanced to statistically honour fluvial input datase... Read More about Depositional conditioning of three dimensional training images: Improving the reproduction and representation of architectural elements in sand-dominated fluvial reservoir models.

The sedimentology of an ephemeral fluvial-aeolian succession (2020)
Journal Article
Priddy, C. L., & Clarke, S. M. (2020). The sedimentology of an ephemeral fluvial-aeolian succession. Sedimentology, 67(5), 2392-2425. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12706

Ephemeral fluvial systems are commonly associated with arid to semi-arid climates. Although their complex sedimentology and depositional settings have been described in much detail, depositional models depicting detailed lateral and vertical relation... Read More about The sedimentology of an ephemeral fluvial-aeolian succession.

Provenance of Ordovician–Silurian and Carboniferous–Permian glaciogenic successions in Ethiopia revealed by detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology (2020)
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(2020). Provenance of Ordovician–Silurian and Carboniferous–Permian glaciogenic successions in Ethiopia revealed by detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology. Journal of the Geological Society, 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2019-027

Palaeozoic sedimentary successions in northern Ethiopia contain evidence for two Gondwana glaciations during the Late Ordovician and Carboniferous–Permian. We compare sediments of the two glaciations regarding their detrital zircon U–Pb ages. The mai... Read More about Provenance of Ordovician–Silurian and Carboniferous–Permian glaciogenic successions in Ethiopia revealed by detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology.

Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Rogers. (2019). Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK. https://doi.org/10.21252/fpdf-8j55

Ovummuridae are calcareous egg-shaped microfossils of unknown biological affinity. There are limited observations in the literature due to their occurrence only within exceptionally preserved carbonate rocks. The first observation and subsequent erec... Read More about Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK.

Clastic injectites, internal structures and flow regime during injection: The Sea Lion Injectite System, North Falkland Basin (2019)
Journal Article
Dodd, T., McCarthy, D., & Clarke, S. (2019). Clastic injectites, internal structures and flow regime during injection: The Sea Lion Injectite System, North Falkland Basin. Sedimentology, https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12672

This paper details and describes a suite of 143 sub-seismic-scale clastic injectites encountered within the early Cretaceous, early post-rift of the deep-lacustrine North Falkland Basin. The injectites, referred to here as the Sea Lion Injectite Syst... Read More about Clastic injectites, internal structures and flow regime during injection: The Sea Lion Injectite System, North Falkland Basin.

Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques (2019)
Thesis
Eissa, R. M. A. A. Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414955

Geotechnical site investigations are vital for any construction project in brownfield re-development and/or greenfield sites. Many non-invasive, near-surface geophysical techniques are used for site characterisation, with electrical resistivity and s... Read More about Geotechnical site characterisation using seismic and resistivity geophysical techniques.

Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA (2019)
Thesis
Pettigrew, R. P. Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414954

Continental sabkhas are present within many arid sedimentary basins, however they are often overlooked compared to coeval aeolian and fluvial deposits, despite their potential to record and preserve sedimentary signatures relating to basin formation... Read More about Sedimentological characterisation of continental sabkhas: an example from the cedar mesa sandstone of the Paradox Basin, Utah, USA.

Microbial uptake kinetics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compound groups from river water and sediments. (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Microbial uptake kinetics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compound groups from river water and sediments. Scientific reports, 11229 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47749-6

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) represents a key component of carbon (C) cycling in freshwater ecosystems. While the behaviour of bulk dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in aquatic ecosystems is well studied, comparatively little is known about the turnov... Read More about Microbial uptake kinetics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) compound groups from river water and sediments..