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Using fractal model and factor analysis for FACA modeling and its application in deep mineral prediction

Feilong Qin, Hongjin Zhu, Yu Feng, ShiCheng Yu

published 08 May 2026

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Industrial-grade nitrogen sources modulate CaCO₃ polymorphs and strength in MICP-cemented sand: A structure–property study

Yu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Bo Peng, Yongzhi Zhang, Zherui Chen, Guohui Ma, Jin Wang, Qiang Wen, Miao Liu

published 05 May 2026

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Late Cenozoic exhumation in the eastern Junggar Basin: Evidence from zircon (U-Th)/He ages of combustion metamorphic rocks

Bin Chen, Pan Liu, Yan Dong, Changjuan Feng, Zhuang Zhao, Chaoqun Yang, Yixin Dong

published 05 May 2026

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Spatial distribution patterns and causal mechanisms of rainfall-induced clustered landslides: A case study from Southwestern Yunnan Province, China

Zongheng Xu, Yun Zeng, Yilong Li, Mei Yang

published 28 Apr 2026

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Enhancing electrical conductivity of coal-derived graphite by boric acid catalysis: Correlating 2H/3R phase ratio with crystallite structure

Xiaomei Zhang, Xinyu Chen, Yeersheng Jiangbaolati, Shanshan Liu, Jidun Sha, Xiaoming Zhang, Hao Chen, Shuo Feng

published 24 Apr 2026

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Enhanced rock recognition via EVSS-integrated YOLO11: A deep learning approach for precise geological classification

Fei Zhao, Xiaopeng Leng, Ming Zhu, Sijia Luo, Jian Huang

published 24 Apr 2026

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Unraveling the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary event across the Gulf of Mexico—High-resolution Rayon reef section, Valles-San Luis Potosi platform, Mexico

Roberto Bartali, Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jose Ramon Torres-Hernandez, Ligia Perez-Cruz, Rosa Lina Tovar-Tovar

published 22 Apr 2026

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Trimineralic abalone shells (Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791) and X-ray diffractometry: A Bayesian calibration model for resolving complex skeletal mineralogy

Abigail M. Smith, Peter W. Dillingham, Conor Hassan, Bryce A. Peebles, Ian S. Dixon-Anderson

published 21 Apr 2026

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Discovery of a Roman Quarry for Pozzolanic aggregates in the Euganean Hills Magmatic District, Northeast Italy: A stepwise archaeometric approach

Simone Dilaria, Luigi Germinario, Claudio Mazzoli, Caterina Previato, Milo K. Pilgrim, Josiah Olah, Jacopo Nava, Jacopo Bonetto, Michele Secco

published 13 Apr 2026

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Carved in stone: Experimental criteria for identifying Paleolithic bas-relief production techniques and sculptors’ expertise

Émilie Brochard, Luc Doyon, Lloyd A. Courtenay, Gilles Tosello, Lila Geis, Francesco d’Errico

published 01 Apr 2026

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Study on size effect of limestone-concrete composite with different joint inclination angles under uniaxial compression based on the discrete element method

Hang Liu, Mingxuan Shen, Bin Du, Jie Wang, Haiyang Chen

published 25 Mar 2026

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Intrinsic over extrinsic: Species identity shapes spatial and interannual Mg/Ca patterns in Arctic marine calcifiers

Małgorzata Krzemińska, Emma Humphreys-Williams, Tomasz Krzykawski, Piotr Kukliński

published 20 Mar 2026

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Effects of confining pressure and loading direction on the mechanical behavior of schist with high content and aggregation degree of mica

Qiliang Liu, Jing Xiang, Xiaomeng Yin, Kun Song

published 20 Mar 2026

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