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Quartz

Energy–structure coupling mechanism and damage evolution model of red sandstone during soaking–softening process

Jingjing Zhang, Ning Liang

published 30 Jan 2026

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Origin of Mg-rich clay minerals in the first member of Maokou Formation in the middle Permian in the Central and Southern Sichuan Basin (China) and their implications on supergene and hypogene fluid regimes

Wancang Tan, Xiandong Wang, Pengfei Niu, Xueying Jin, Liang Zhao, Ying Wang, Yaguang Li, Yu Zhang

published 05 Dec 2025

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Hydration product phase evolution and mortar strength development in alkali-activated slag and fly ash systems

Zhuo Jin, Aimin Gong, Yier Huang, Yulin Peng, Kang Yong, Shanqing Shao

published 04 Dec 2025

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RETRACTED: Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex

James P. Kennett, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Christopher R. Moore, Gunther Kletetschka, John R. Johnson, Wendy S. Wolbach, Siddhartha Mitra, Abigail Maiorana-Boutilier, Victor Adedeji, Marc D. Young, Timothy Witwer, Kurt Langworthy, Joshua J. Razink, Valerie Brogden, Brian van Devener, Jesus Paulo Perez, Randy Polson, Allen West

published 10 Sep 2025

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A Later Stone Age quartz knapping workshop and fireplace dated to the Early Holocene in Senegal: The Ravin Blanc X site (RBX)

Charlotte Pruvost, Eric Huysecom, Aline Garnier, Irka Hajdas, Alexa Höhn, Laurent Lespez, Michel Rasse, Katja Douze, Sylvain Soriano, Valentine Fichet, Ségolène Saulnier-Copard, Matar Ndiaye, Anne Mayor

published 03 Sep 2025

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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency

David Nora, João Marreiros, Walter Gneisinger, Antonella Pedergnana, Telmo Pereira

published 18 Jul 2025

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Constraints on the source of ions in the Jianhe hot springs in Guizhou Province, China by water-rock interaction experiments

Xiangheng Pu, Li Zhou, Zhengshan Chen, Wenge Zhou

published 18 Jun 2025

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NMR and SEM fractal dimensions explore shale pore structure taking the Upper Paleozoic shale in Ordos Basin as an example

Keying Zhao, Zhanghua Zhang

published 29 May 2025

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A multi-scale observation and crack statistics based method for analyzing failure mechanism of pre-flawed rock under true triaxial stress

Bangxiang Li, Xiaoqun Wang, Hongbo Zhao, Dongyang Xu, Guanhua Wang, Tian Su, Xuelei An

published 23 May 2025

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Nanoscale grinding: Unlocking the nutrient potential of oxidized phosphate rocks for sustainable fertilizer innovation

Houda A. Khedr, Mohamed O. Ebraheem, Hussah A. Alshwyeh, Najla F. Gumaah, Saedah Rwede AL-Mhyawi, Ahmed H. Ragab, Ahmed M. Zayed

published 09 May 2025

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Effect of weathered on the pore characteristics of different rocks in coal-bearing strata

Dong Feng, Enke Hou, Xiaoshen Xie, Pengfei Hou, Jiangbo Wei

published 28 Mar 2025

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Hygroscopic effect of high clay-content shale under temperature and humidity conditions and its impact on mechanical properties

Weisheng Zhao, Wei He, Lichao Hu, Zhaoan Wang

published 07 Mar 2025

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Research on desiliconization of brown corundum fly dust and bauxite based on roasting-alkali leaching method

Nian Liu, Chaoyi Chen, Junqi Li, Dong Liang

published 05 Feb 2025

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