• Experimental and theoretical evidence of zinc structurally bound in vermiculite from naturally metal-enriched soils 

  Fernández Caliani, Juan Carlos; Timón, V.; Rivera Cantero, María Belén; Giráldez Díaz, Inmaculada; Pérez López, Rafael (Mineralogical Society, 2013)

  This paper provides evidence of appreciable amounts of Zn (up to 0.52 a.p.f.u.) residing in the crystal structure of trioctahedral vermiculite; the results were obtained by a combination of experimental methods (X-ray ...

• Hybridization between I-type and S-type granites in the Ordovician Famatinian magmatic arc, Tafí del Valle, Tucumán, NW Argentina 

  López, J. P.; Bellos, L. I.; Díaz Alvarado, Juan; Castro Dorado, Antonio (Institut de Ciències de la Terra "Jaume Almera", 2018)

  In the Tafí del Valle region, in northwestern Argentina, several intrusive bodies of lower Paleozoic age are emplaced in a low to medium metamorphic grade basement, owing to the Sierras Pampeanas. The plutonic complexes ...

  

• Role of arsenic during the aging of Acid Mine Drainage precipitates 

  Cruz Hernández, Pablo; Pérez López, Rafael; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel (Elsevier, 2017)

  Iron-rich sediments cover the riverbeds affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) resulting from sulfide mineral oxidation. Precipitates are mainly composed of schwertmannite, which is a poorly-crystalline Fe-oxyhydroxysulfate ...

  

• Preliminary results of ecotoxicological assessment of an Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) passive treatment system testing water quality of depurated lixiviates 

  Miguel Sarmiento, Aguasanta; Bonnail, Estefanía; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel; Valls Casillas, Tomás Ángel del (Elsevier, 2017)

  The current work reports on the preliminary results of a toxicity test using screening experiments to check the efficiency of an innovative passive treatment plant designed for acid mine drainage purification. Bioassays ...

  

• Metal/loid release from cyanidation wastes in response to rainfalls 

  Ruiz Cánovas, Carlos; Macías Suárez, Francisco; González de la Aleja Pérez, Carolina; Pérez López, Rafael; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel (Elsevier, 2017)

  Cyanide heap leach operations developed in Tharsis (SW Spain) from 1982 to 2001 left the legacy of a huge amount of cyanidation wastes deposited over a total area of 47 ha without any type of isolation. The main goals of ...

  

• Environmental assessment and management of phosphogypsum according to European and United States of America regulations 

  Macías Suárez, Francisco; Pérez López, Rafael; Ruiz Cánovas, Carlos; Carrero Romero, Sergio; Cruz Hernández, Pablo (Elsevier, 2017)

  Waste derived from fertilizer production has been accumulated worldwide for decades, especially during the last century. This waste is mainly formed by phosphogypsum; a mixture of gypsum along with phosphates, fluorides, ...

  

• Basaluminite structure and its environmental implications 

  Carrero Romero, Sergio; Fernández Martínez, Alejandro; Pérez López, Rafael; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel (Elsevier, 2017)

  Basaluminite is a nanocrystalline aluminum oxyhydrosulfate of important environmental implications. It is present in areas affected by acid mine drainage and acid sulfate soils, where potential toxic elements present in ...

  

• Effect of molecular flexibility of Lennard-Jones chains on vapor-liquid interfacial properties 

  Jiménez Blas, Felipe; Moreno-Ventas Bravo, Ignacio; Algaba Fernández, Jesús; Martínez Ruiz, Francisco José, Físico; MacDowell, L. G. (AIP Publishing, 2014)

  We have determined the interfacial properties of short fully flexible chains formed from tangentially bonded Lennard-Jones monomeric units from direct simulation of the vapor-liquid interface. The results obtained are ...

  

• Mineralogy of atmospheric dust impacting the Rio Tinto mining area (Spain) during episodes of high metal deposition 

  Fernández Caliani, Juan Carlos; Rosa Díaz, Jesús de la; Sánchez de la Campa Verdona, Ana María; González Castanedo, Yolanda; Castillo, S. (Mineralogical Society, 2013)

  This study is the first to investigate the mineral composition of the atmospheric particulate matter deposited at Rio Tinto, Spain, an historical mining district of world-class importance, with emphasis on metal-bearing ...

  

• Analysis of the iron coatings formed during marcasite and arsenopyrite oxidation at neutral-alkaline conditions 

  Asta, M. P.; Pérez López, Rafael; Román Ross, G.; Illera, V.; Cama, J.; Cotte, M.; Tucoulou, R. (Universitat de Barcelona, 2013)

  In order to study the nature of the precipitates formed on arsenopyrite and marcasite after reacting with neutral to alkaline solutions, a combination of techniques including Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive ...

  

• Pollutant transport processes in the Odiel River (SW Spain) during rain events 

  Ruiz Cánovas, Carlos; Olías Álvarez, Manuel; Miguel Sarmiento, Aguasanta; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel; Galván González, Laura (American Geophysical Union, 2012)

  An understanding of pollutant processes in rivers under different hydrological conditions is essential to assess its long-term evolution. This is especially relevant in Mediterranean rivers during rain events, when most ...

  

• Subduction of young oceanic plates : a numerical study with application to aborted thermal‐chemical plumes 

  Blanco Quintero, Idael Francisco; Gerya, Taras V.; García Casco, Antonio; Castro Dorado, Antonio (American Geophysical Union, 2011)

  We investigated numerical models of initiation and subsequent evolution of subduction of young (10-30 Myr) oceanic lithosphere. Systematic numerical experiments were carried out by varying the age of the subducting plate ...

  

• On interfacial properties of tetrahydrofuran : atomistic and coarse-grained models from molecular dynamics simulation 

  Garrido, J. M.; Algaba Fernández, Jesús; Míguez, J. M.; Mendiboure, B.; Moreno-Ventas Bravo, Ignacio; Piñeiro, M. M.; Jiménez Blas, Felipe (AIP Publishing, 2016)

  We have determined the interfacial properties of tetrahydrofuran (THF) from direct simulation of the vapor-liquid interface. The molecules are modeled using six di↵erent molecular models, three of them based on the ...

  

• Comparative analysis of the deposits left by the tsunami that followed to the Lisbon Earthquake (1755 AD), on the Castilnovo beach and the Old Tuna Factory of La Chança (Conil de la Frontera, SW Spain) 

  Gutiérrez Mas, José Manuel; Gómez Fernández, V.; García López, Santiago; Morales González, Juan Antonio; Ibáñez Ageitos, Jesús Manuel (Sociedad Geológica de España, 2016)

  On coasts of tectonically active areas, where old tsunami deposits are in a fragmentary state, the study of paleo-tsunamis provides data for interpreting facies and processes. In order to recognize facies, a study has ...

  

• Supergene enrichment of precious metals by natural amalgamation in the Las Cruces weathering profile (Iberian Pyrite Belt, SW Spain) 

  Yesares Ortiz, María Dolores; Sáez Ramos, Reinaldo; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel; Ruiz de Almodovar Sel, Gabriel; Cooper, Stephen (Elsevier, 2014)

  Natural Au–Ag–Hg alloys occur in the Las Cruces ore deposit, in the eastern part of the Iberian Pyrite Belt. They are mainly concentrated in the lower part of the gossan profile including a sheared black shale level where ...

  

• The Las Cruces deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain 

  Yesares Ortiz, María Dolores; Sáez Ramos, Reinaldo; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel; Ruiz de Almodovar Sel, Gabriel; Gómez, Carmelo; Escobar, Juan Manuel (Elsevier, 2015)

  The Las Cruces deposit is located at the eastern margin of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), beneath the Neogene-Quaternary deposits of the Guadalquivir Basin. These sediments covered and preserved the supergene profile ...

  

• Gold behavior in supergene profiles under changing redox conditions : the example of the Las Cruces Deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt 

  Yesares Ortiz, María Dolores; Aiglsperger, Thomas; Sáez Ramos, Reinaldo; Ruiz de Almodovar Sel, Gabriel; Nieto Liñán, José Miguel; Proenza, Joaquín A.; Gómez, Carmelo; Escobar, Juan Manuel (Society of Economic Geologists, 2015)

  The Las Cruces deposit is in the eastern end of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). It is currently being mined by Cobre Las Cruces S.A. The main operation is focused on the supergene Cu-enriched zone (initial reserves ...

  

• Taller de elaboración de pieles de laca en la enseñanza de Sedimentología 

  Morales González, Juan Antonio; Borrego Flores, José (Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra (AEPECT), 2012)

  El presente trabajo presenta el proceso técnico para la elaboración de una piel de laca sobre un perfil de sedimento en el medio natural o en testigos en caja. Estas pieles de laca son reproducciones fieles del original ...

  

• Evolución del contenido en algunos metales pesados en la ria del Piedras (Huelva, España) : consecuencias ambientales 

  Borrego Flores, José; Morales González, Juan Antonio; Pendón Martín, José Gabriel; Romero Segura, Mª J. (Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 1990)

  Se estudian geoquímicamente muestras superficiales del sedimento de relleno de la ria del Piedras, que es un sistema de interacción fluviomarina ubicado en la costa mesomareal del Golfo de Cádiz (provincia de Huelva). El ...

  

• La investigación geológica aplicada a la criminalística : el caso M.L.C. 

  Borrego Flores, José; Morales González, Juan Antonio; Carro Flores, Berta (Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra (AEPECT), 2012)

  

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