Concluding the trilogy on geological materials in construction, this authoritative volume
reviews many uses of clays, ranging from simple fills to sophisticated products …

Thermochemical properties have been either measured or estimated for synthetic monazite,
LaPO 4, and dissakisite, CaLaMgAl 2 (SiO 4) 3 OH, the Mg-equivalent of allanite. A …

REE mineralogy was characterized at the micrometer scale (using scanning electron
microscopy) in the four tectono-metamorphic units of the Beni Mzala window, Sebtide …

The oceanic anoxic event in the Early Toarcian, often referred to as the 'Torcian Oceanic
Anoxic Event', led to widespread deposition of organic‐rich black shales and geochemical …

During the Triassic the Transdanubian Range was a segment of the western Neotethys
margin where the climate was mostly determined by a strong global monsoonal system. As a …

Abstract Lower to Middle Devonian marine strata in the Appalachian foreland basin feature
up to 80 or more thin K-bentonites that represent ancient volcanic ashes. The time vs. space …

Petrological data provide a good record of the thermal structure of deeply eroded orogens,
and, in principle, might be used to relate the metamorphic structure of an orogen to its …

A large global database for over 9000 Archean to Holocene pelites in numerous basins has
been developed to evaluate diagenetically unaltered and altered compositions. The …

The varicoloured compacted black shale of the Duwi Formation at Mohamed Rabah, Wasief,
and Umm El-Huwitat mines is part of the huge black shale belt extending from the Egyptian …

The Eocene Age is distinguished by the development of a carbonate platform covering a
large area of Egypt. These Eocene carbonates are widespread in the eastern Beni Suef …