A5039586699- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
University of Castilla-La Mancha
2003-2024
In Spain, metallic mining has been highly significant throughout its history. Today, numerous mines in a state of abandonment have registered, posing not only an environmental risk but also health to humans. Some these were equipped with their own metallurgical system obtain the desired metal from ore. Other small-scale located nearby, supplying single core, such as San Pablo Smelting. This smelter is southwest Castilla La Mancha region (South-Central Spain), municipality Chillón...
The Central Iberian Zone (CIZ) hosts several mafic suites showing variable geochemical affinities and signatures evolving through time. To provide a better understanding of magmatic processes, possible sources the temporal evolution magmatism in CIZ, this work presents new geochronological data on intrusions hosted by three structures: Guadalmez syncline (GS), Almadén (AS) Codosera (CS). According to U-Pb dating apatite, alkaline basalts from GS AS were emplaced during at least two events,...
Continental lithosphere is modified over eons in response to large-scale tectonic processes, such as rifting and collisions. The lithospheric mantle beneath central Iberia was affected by multiple Neoproterozoic Cenozoic events including two orogenic cycles. However, the details of this evolution, relationship Iberian that Europe remains poorly constrained. We have compiled a trace element isotope (Sr-Nd-Pb) data set (n = 230) regarding main ten mafic magmatic episodes intruded...
An updated stratigraphic subdivision of the Ediacaran and Terreneuvian in Alcudia valley Toledo Mountains, Central Iberian Zone, is documented here. The Lower Alcudian-Domo Extremeño Supergroup subdivided, from bottom to top, into conformable Guadiana (La Coronada Sta. Mª de Zújar formations) Campanario (Botija, Monroy Orellana groups. supergroup contains biostratigraphically non-significant bacterial acritarchs dubious fossils, but its age constrained by detrital zircon analyses. This...
The regional chronostratigraphy of the British Ordovician, established mainly for shelly facies, is hard to correlate in Iberian Peninsula, especially after separation and drift Avalonia from Gondwana by early Middle Ordovician. same applies Ordovician global scale, whose stratotypes involve deeper-water facies faunas not recorded high-paleolatitudinal settings southern peri-Gondwana. In order solve problem, an alternative scheme "Mediterranean" was proposed 1970s. This comprises five stages...
Abstract A new occurrence of the Hirnantia brachiopod fauna is documented from Criadero Quartzite Almadén, Ciudad Real Province, Spain. This unit regional development a largely unfossiliferous sandy facies that frequently overlies typical Late Ordovician diamictitic glaciomarine formations in Iberian Peninsula and Armorican Massif. The establishes palaeontologically latest Ashgill age quartzite, at least for its lowest horizons, adds data on that, although widespread, has been very rarely...
The geochemical data from surface soils are often neglected or questioned when prospecting for ore deposits within active mining districts due to the “background noise” produced by anthropogenic pollution derived activity. Large datasets on a national and international scale offer interesting possibilities discover prospective zones. In present work, Geochemical Atlas of Castilla–La Mancha were treated in an area with intense history Hg, Pb, Zn, Sb: Almadén Guadalmez synclines Alcudia...
Abstract In the Central Iberian Zone, Cadomian orogenic collapse is represented by chaotic megabreccias, olistostromes and mélange deposits reflecting a drastic change from slope-related deposits, fed denudation of arc, to offshore-dominant settings episodically punctuated phosphogenetic processes. Ibor Alcudia anticlines, pre-rift unconformity marked paraconformable angular discordant contacts separating variable tilted strata Ediacaran Lower Alcudian – Domo Extremeño Supergroup upper lower...
Usagre (Badajoz, SW Spain) mercury mine was active for an undetermined time until its closure in 1971. The ore exploited this cinnabar (red HgS), and metallurgy also performed locally by means of primitive furnaces the Bustamante type. Since mine, reclamation measures have not been carried out at site, actual passives include a shaft, accessible descending gallery dump adjacent to gallery. In work described here, data from two soil geochemistry surveys were combined analysed. separated...
Soil plays a fundamental role for both ecosystems and humans, its characterization is an essential tool strategic planning in areas such as agriculture, natural resource exploration detection of potential soil contamination. To achive effective geochemical characterization, it necessary to study the background levels, considering local geology environment anomalous levels derived from point mineralization anthropogenic activities mining or industrial activities. These reference are often...
Abstract The soil–plant transfer of trace elements is a complex system in which many factors are involved such as the availability and bioavailability soil, climate, pedological parameters, essential or toxic character elements. present study proposes evaluation use multielement contents vascular plants for prospecting ore deposits strategic interest Europe. To accomplish this general goal, major using Quercus ilex plant has been developed context two geological domains with very different...
The late Ediacaran carbonate production recorded in a Cadomian retroarc basin from the Iberian Peninsula provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate tectonic and redox factors that controlled infill of foredeep troughs, located between uplifted orogenic wedges exposed forebulge transects. In Central Zone massif, carbonates Villarta Formation follow two geographic belts, which represent short-term mosaics tilted fault-bounded basement highs. These nucleation fringing reefal (rich Cloudina...
<p>Antimony (Sb) is a valuable element, exploited for diverse applications including flame retardants, munitions, batteries, glasses, and industry diodes. However Sb also toxic metalloid, often associated with other harmful elements (arsenic, lead, mercury…) in mining sites. The biogeochemical behavior of remains poorly documented, data must be acquired order to elaborate solid environmental studies related mining. Here, the mobility from phases present former...