Department Applied Geosciences and Geophysics
Organisational unit: Departments & Institutes
Publications / Theses
- 2025
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Horgen-Käpfnach, the largest Swiss coal deposit: Geology, petrology and geochemistry
Sachsenhofer, R. F., Aghayeva, V., Ajuaba, S., Kojić, I., Misch, D. & Stojanović, K., 12 Feb 2025, In: International journal of coal geology. 299, 104684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
- 2024
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Multi-proxy record of the Austrian Upper Triassic Polzberg Konservat-Lagerstätte in light of the Carnian Pluvial Episode
Lukeneder, A., Lukeneder, P., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Roghi, G. & Rigo, M., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 11194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Unraveling mudstone compaction at microscale: A combined approach of nanoindentation mapping and machine learning data analysis
Shi, X., Misch, D., Skerbisch, L., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Zak, S., Cordill, M. & Kiener, D., Nov 2024, In: Marine and petroleum geology. 169, 107083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hydrocarbon potential and depositional environment of the Middle Miocene Balikpapan Formation, lower Kutai Basin, Indonesia: Sedimentology, calcareous nannofossil, organic geochemistry, and organic petrography integrated approach
Jamaluddin, Wagreich, M., Schöpfer, K., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Maria & Rahmawati, D., 17 Oct 2024, In: International journal of coal geology. 293, 104591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Geomechanical characterization and mineralogical correlation of compositionally diverse world-class Kazakhstani source rocks: Insights from nanoindentation testing
Nurbekova, R., Shi, X., Hazlett, R., Misch, D., Fustic, M. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., 15 Jul 2024, In: International journal of coal geology. 289, 104545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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From abandoned mines to carbon sinks: Assessing the CO2 storage capacity of Austrian low-rank coal deposits
Safaei-Farouji, M., Misch, D., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Rauscher, M. & Kostoglou, N., 6 May 2024, In: International journal of coal geology. 286, 104495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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High-cellulose content of in-situ Miocene fossil tree stumps and trunks from Lusatia lignite mining district, Federal Republic of Germany
Kus, J., Dolezych, M., Schneider, W., Hower, J. C., Hofmann, T., Visiné Rajczi, E., Bidló, A., Bolodár-Varga, B., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A., Stojanović, K., Životić, D., Kojić, I., Mastalerz, M., Graupner, T., Lukens, W. E. & Donaldson, L., 6 May 2024, In: International journal of coal geology. 286, 104494.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mineral diagenesis in lacustrine organic-rich shales: Evolution pathways and implications for reservoir characteristics
Yan, Y., Wang, M., Misch, D., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Wu, Y. & Li, J., 15 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Asian earth sciences. 263, 106026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Impact of the Bohemian Spur on the Cooling and Exhumation Pattern of the Eastern Alpine Wedge of the European Alps
Heberer, B., Salcher, B. C., Tari, G., Wessely, G., Dunkl, I., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Wagreich, M. & von Hagke, C., Mar 2024, In: Tectonics. 43, 3, e2023TC008005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Influence of high-frequency lake level fluctuations on organic matter accumulation in the northern Qaidam Basin, NW China: Insights from spectral attribute analysis and geochemistry
Hu, F., Misch, D., Zhang, P., Meng, Q., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Xu, Y., Shi, X., Liu, Z. & Bechtel, A., 1 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Asian earth sciences. 260, 105937.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
- 2023
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Regional mudstone compaction trends in the Vienna Basin: top seal assessment and implications for uplift history
Skerbisch, L., Misch, D., Drews, M., Stollhofen, H., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Arnberger, K., Schuller, V. & Zamolyi, A., Oct 2023, In: International Journal of Earth Sciences. 112, 7, p. 1901-1921 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A review of influencing factors and study methods of carbon capture and storage (CCS) potential in coals
Safaei-Farouji, M., Misch, D. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., 1 Sept 2023, In: International journal of coal geology. 277, 104351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Pannonian Super Basin: A brief overview
Tari, G., Bada, G., Boote, D. R. D., Krézsek, C., Koroknai, B., Kovács, G., Lemberkovics, V., Sachsenhofer, R. F. & Tóth, T., 1 Aug 2023, In: AAPG bulletin. 107, 8, p. 1391-1417 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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New insights on the geochemical affinity and age of mineralized rocks in Timok magmatic complex, East Serbia
Velojić, M., Klimentyeva, D., Von Quadt, A., Guillong, M., Melcher, F., Meisel, T. & Prelević, D., Jul 2023, In: Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva. 84, 1, p. 47-63 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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High-quality source rocks in an underexplored basin: The upper Carboniferous–Permian succession in the Zaysan Basin (Kazakhstan)
Nurbekova, R., Smirnova, N., Goncharev, I., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Hazlett, R., Smirnov, G., Yensepbayev, T., Mametov, S. & Fustic, M., 1 May 2023, In: International journal of coal geology. 272, 104254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Coaly and lacustrine hydrocarbon source rocks in Permo-Carboniferous graben deposits (Weiach well, Northern Switzerland)
Ajuaba, S., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Meier, V., Gross, D., Schnyder, J., Omodeo-Salé, S., Moscariello, A. & Misch, D., Apr 2023, In: Marine and petroleum geology. 150, 106147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Stratigraphy of the Cenozoic succession in eastern Azerbaijan: Implications for petroleum systems and paleogeography in the Caspian basin
Aghayeva, V., Sachsenhofer, R. F., van Baak, C. G. C., Bayramova, S., Ćorić, S., Frühwirth, M. J., Rzayeva, E. & Vincent, S. J., Apr 2023, In: Marine and petroleum geology. 150, 106148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Organic geochemistry and petrography of Miocene ombrotrophic coals in the tropical Asem-Asem Basin (Kalimantan, Indonesia): Comparison to coeval subtropical coals in the Eastern Alps
Fikri, H. N., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A. & Gross, D., Jan 2023, In: Austrian journal of earth sciences. 116, 1, p. 85-107 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How tight are top seals? Insights from a comprehensive characterization workflow
Shi, X., Misch, D., Cordill, M., Zak, S., Siedl, W., Sachsenhofer, R. & Kiener, D., 2023, 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition. p. 232-236 5 p. (84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Petroleum Systems in the North Alpine Foreland Basin
Sachsenhofer, R. F., Ajuaba, S., David, P., Garlichs, T. U., Gross, D., Misch, D., Moscariello, A., Omodeo-Salé, S. & Pytlak, L., 2023, 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition. p. 2269-2273 5 p. (84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition; vol. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Porosity evolution and implications of hydrocarbon expulsion behavior from artificial maturation of Qingshankou Shale
Yan, Y., Misch, D., Wang, M., Shi, X., Sachsenhofer, R. & Zhang, Y., 2023, 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition. p. 2254-2258 5 p. (84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition; vol. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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SEARCH FOR THE SOURCE ROCKS IN THE TURIJA OIL FIELD REGION (SE PANNONIAN BASIN, SERBIA)
Stevanović, J., Vuković, N., Gross, D., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Kostić, A., Kojić, I. & Stojanović, K., 2023, 31st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2023. (31st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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THE PRESERVATION OF CELLULOSE IN FOSSIL WOOD – IMPLICATIONS FROM ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF FOSSIL AND MODERN WOOD
Kus, J., Dolezych, M., Schneider, W., Hower, J. C., Hofmann, T., Rajczi, E. V., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A., Stojanović, K., Životić, D., Kojić, I., Mastalerz, M., Graupner, T., Lukens, W. E. & Donaldson, L., 2023, 31st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2023. (31st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, IMOG 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
- 2022
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Coal deposition in the Barito Basin (Southeast Borneo): The Eocene Tanjung Formation compared to the Miocene Warukin Formation
Fikri, H. N., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A. & Gross, D., 1 Nov 2022, In: International journal of coal geology. 263, 104117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hydrogen-induced calcite dissolution in Amaltheenton Formation claystones: Implications for underground hydrogen storage caprock integrity
Bensing, J. P., Misch, D., Skerbisch, L. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., 19 Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy . 47, 71, p. 30621-30626Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A New Image Processing Workflow for the Detection of Quartz Types in Shales: Implications for Shale Gas Reservoir Quality Prediction
Guo, S., Misch, D., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Zhu, Y., Tang, X. & Bai, W., Aug 2022, In: Minerals. 12, 8, 1027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Biomarker and compound-specific isotope records across the Toarcian CIE at the Dormettingen section in SW Germany
Ajuaba, S., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A., Galasso, F., Gross, D., Misch, D. & Schneebeli-Hermann, E., Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Earth Sciences. 111, 5, p. 1631-1661 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Organic geochemistry and petrography in Miocene coals in the Barito Basin (Tutupan Mine, Indonesia): Evidence for astronomic forcing in kerapah type peats
Fikri, H. N., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A. & Gross, D., 1 May 2022, In: International journal of coal geology. 256, 103997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Lateral changes of organic matter preservation in the lacustrine Qingshankou Formation (Cretaceous Songliao Basin, NE China): Evidence for basin segmentation
Zhang, P., Misch, D., Meng, Q., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Liu, Z., Jia, J., Gao, F., Bechtel, A. & Hu, F., 1 Apr 2022, In: International journal of coal geology. 254, 103984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changing depositional environments in the semi-restricted Late Jurassic Lemeš Basin (Outer Dinarides; Croatia)
Vitzthum, M. A. J., Gawlick, H. J., Sachsenhofer, R. F. & Neumeister, S., Jan 2022, In: Facies. 68, 1, 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Magmatic and metamorphic evolution of the Latimojong Metamorphic Complex, Indonesia
Hakim, A. Y. A., Melcher, F., Prochaska, W. & Meisel, T. C., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Asian earth sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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About “Paleozoic roots” of the oils of the Eastern Ciscaucasia
Yandarbiev, N. S., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Stepanov, A. N. & Yandarbieva, D. N., 2022, In: Georesursy. 24, 2, p. 186-191 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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CALCITE DISSOLUTION IN CLAYSTONES TREATED WITH BRINE AND HYDROGEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERGROUND HYDROGEN STORAGE CAPROCK INTEGRITY
Bensing, J., Misch, D., Skerbisch, L. & Sachsenhofer, R., 2022, 6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022. 14. (6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Compaction trends in the Vienna Basin: Regional top seal capacity estimation and evidence for hydrocarbon leakage
Skerbisch, L., Misch, D., Drews, M. C., Stollhofen, H., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Arnberger, K., Schuller, V. & Zámolyi, A., 2022, 6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022. 08. (6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Nuclear magnetic resonance T1 - T2 mapping as a tool for top seal assessment
Misch, D., Liu, B., Vranjes-Wessely, S., Siedl, W. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., 2022, 6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022. 11. (6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Tracing migration through mudstone top seals: A case study from the Vienna Basin
Misch, D., Vranjes-Wessely, S., Körmös, S., Shi, X., Wolfgang, S., Zamolyi, A., Liu, B., Seemann, T. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., 2022, 6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022. 02. (6th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals 2022, FTS 2022).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
- 2021
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Decoding short-term climatic variations from cave sediments over the mid-holocene: Implications for human occupation in the katarraktes cave system, Northern Greece
Pennos, C., Pechlivanidou, S., Aidona, E., Bourliva, A., Lauritzen, S. E., Scholger, R. & Kantiranis, N., 5 Dec 2021, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 63, 1, p. 67-80 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Chromitites from the Vavdos ophiolite (Chalkidiki, Greece): Petrogenesis and geotectonic settings; constrains from spinel, olivine composition, PGE mineralogy and geochemistry
Sideridis, A., Zaccarini, F., Koutsoviti, P., Grammatikopoulos, T., Tsikouras, B., Garuti, G. & Hatzipanagiotou, K., Oct 2021, In: Ore geology reviews. 137, 17 p., 104289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Temperature, precipitation, and vegetation changes in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last deglaciation and Dansgaard-Oeschger events
Stockheke, M., Bechtel, A., Peterse, F., Guillemont, T. & Schubert, C. J., 1 Sept 2021, In: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology. 577, 110535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Characterization of crude oils derived from carbonate and siliciclastic source rocks using FTICR-MS
Hosseini, S. H., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Snowdon, L. R. & Oldenburg, T. B. P., Sept 2021, In: Organic geochemistry. 159, 104286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
High-speed nanoindentation mapping of organic matter-rich rocks: A critical evaluation by correlative imaging and machine learning data analysis
Vranjes-Wessely, S., Misch, D., Kiener, D., Cordill, M. J., Frese, N., Beyer, A., Horsfield, B., Wang, C. & Sachsenhofer, R. F., Sept 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International journal of coal geology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Porosity evolution in organic matter-rich shales (Qingshankou Fm.; Songliao Basin, NE China): Implications for shale oil retention
Zhang, P., Misch, D., Hu, F., Kostoglou, N., Sachsenhofer, R., Liu, Z., Meng, Q. T. & Bechtel, A., Aug 2021, In: Marine and petroleum geology. 130.2021, August, p. 1-17 17 p., 105139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sulfide trace element geochemistry and its implications for metamorphism and ore formation: an example from a sediment-hosted Cu-Co mineralization in northwestern Namibia
Bertrandsson Erlandsson, V., Wallner, D., Ellmies, R., Melcher, F. & Raith, J., 8 Jul 2021, Goldschmidt Vitrual 2021: July 4-9, 2021.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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PAHs in feed coals and fly ashes from coal-fired thermal power plants in Bulgaria
Apostolova, D., Kostova, I., Bechtel, A. & Stefanova, M., 1 Jul 2021, In: International journal of coal geology. 243.2021, 1 July, 12 p., 103782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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EXPLORATION PLAYS IN THE CAUCASUS REGION
Tari, G., Blackbourn, G., Boote, D. R. D., Sachsenhofer, R. & Yukler, A., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Geology. 44, 3, p. 213-236 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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GEOCHEMISTRY OF OILS IN THE TEREK-CASPIAN FOREDEEP AND PRIKUMSK SWELL, NE GREATER CAUCASUS, SOUTHERN RUSSIA
Yandarbiev, N. S., Sachsenhofer, R. F., Ajuaba, S., Bechtel, A. & Yandarbieva, D. N., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Geology. 44, 3, p. 317-348 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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NEW GEOCHEMICAL INSIGHTS INTO CENOZOIC SOURCE ROCKS IN AZERBAIJAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR PETROLEUM SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTH CASPIAN REGION
Aghayeva, V., Sachsenhofer, R., van Baak, C. G. C., Bechtel, A., Hoyle, T. M., Selby, D., Shiyanova, N. & Vincent, S. J., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Geology. 44, 3, p. 349-384 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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PETROLEUM SYSTEMS IN THE RIONI AND KURA BASINS OF GEORGIA
Sachsenhofer, R. F., Bechtel, A., Gratzer, R., Enukidze, O., Janiashvili, A., Nachtmann, W., Sanishvili, A., Tevzadze, N. & Yukler, M. A., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Petroleum Geology. 44, 3, p. 287-316 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Testing Trace-Element Distribution and the Zr-Based Thermometry of Accessory Rutile from Chromitite
Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., Luvizzotto, G., De Melo Portella, Y. & Athokapm, S., 22 Jun 2021, In: Minerals. 11.2021, 7, p. 1-37 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Walter L. Pohl: Economic Geology – Principles and Practice: Metals, Minerals, Coal and Hydrocarbons - Introduction to Formation and Sustainable Exploitation of Mineral Deposits (2nd revised edition)
Melcher, F., 1 Jun 2021, In: Mineralogy and Petrology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Transfer