Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Geochemical Exploration is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board97
Mineral chemistry in apatite from heavy mineral concentrate samples as a prospecting tool for carbonatites in the Angico dos Dias region, BA/PI border, Brazil93
Incorporation of geological constraints and semivariogram scaling law into geostatistical modeling of metal contents in hydrothermal deposits for improved accuracy90
Numerical simulation-based targeting of the Au mineralization within the Hongbu Altered Rock type gold deposit, Eastern Shandong Peninsula, China70
Mineralogy and geochemistry of altered Emeishan basaltic volcaniclastics with respect to their critical element mineralization69
Use of porphyry indicator zircons (PIZs) in the sedimentary record as an exploration tool for covered porphyry copper deposits in the Atacama Desert, Chile59
Potential contamination of stream waters by ultramafic mining sediments: Identification of geochemical makers (New Caledonia)41
Application of portable X-ray and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to characterize alteration and mineralization within various gold deposits hosted in southern New Brunswick, Canada41
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Mineral exploration and regional surface geochemical datasets: An anomaly detection and k-means clustering exercise applied on laterite in Western Australia40
Utilizing thiourea-modified biochars to mitigate toxic metal pollution and promote mustard (Brassica campestris) plant growth in contaminated soils38
Geological mapping of basalt using stream sediment geochemical data: Case study of covered areas in Jining, Inner Mongolia, China35
Mercury in the natural environment: Biogeochemical cycles and associated health risks35
Fractional precipitation of copiapite-halotrichite efflorescent salts on Au Cu mine tailings under semi-arid climates in northern Chile33
Defining urban soil geochemical backgrounds: A review for application to the French context32
Fluctuations of trace elements and Sr isotopes of the multi-stage scheelite in the reduced polymetallic Yupo tungsten skarn deposit, South China: Implications for ore-forming process32
Deep epithermal Au mineralization at Tuanjiegou, northeast China32
New insights into the origin and depositional setting of the Haerdaban Pb Zn deposit, Chinese western Tianshan: Evidence from geology, chert geochemistry, and detrital zircon U Pb geochronology31
Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A new method to detect geochemical anomalies in stream sediments30
Geothermometrical calculations of thermal waters affected by secondary processes: The case of Sierra Elvira (Spain)30
The difference in hydrochemical characteristics of geothermal water between the eastern and western parts of the Wugongshan area and its genetic mechanism27
Diffuse emission of CO2 from the Langjiu Geothermal Field, Western Tibet27
Two-stage Cu Pb Zn mineralization of the Baoshan deposit in southern Hunan, South China: Constraints from zircon and pyrite geochronology and geochemistry25
Distribution dynamics and health risks of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the anthropogenically impacted Omi-Asoro Stream, Nigeria25
The efficiency of fractal techniques in geochemical anomaly delineation within BLEG and <180 μm stream sediments in Western Turkey25
New views on Somma Vesuvius subvolcanic system and on mechanism that could increase eruption explosivity by a review and immiscibility in melt inclusions24
New near-mine prospecting approach using multivariate analysis and reflectance spectroscopy to define surface footprint: A case study of the Pequizão Gold Deposit, Crixás Greenstone Belt, Central Braz24
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Modelling geochemical indices from hyperspectral drill core data from the Eucla Basin basement23
Merging 3D geological modeling and stochastic simulation to foster waste rock upstream management22
Influence of monsoon season on heavy metal composition of Hooghly River estuary sediments, West Bengal, India22
Application of self-organizing map (SOM) and K-means clustering algorithms for portraying geochemical anomaly patterns in Moalleman district, NE Iran22
Geochemical and isotopic characterization of the shallow aquifers from the Mugello Basin (Tuscany, central Italy): Implications for assessing a monitoring network in a seismically active area22
Magnetite chemistry of the Sarkuh Porphyry Cu deposit, Urumieh–Dokhtar Magmatic Arc (UDMA), Iran: A record of deviation from the path sulfide mineralization in the porphyry copper systems22
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for whole rock geochemistry21
Simultaneous combined XRF-XRD analysis of geological sample: New methodological approach for on-site analysis on New-Caledonian Ni-rich harzburgite21
A systematic review on assessment of heavy metals toxicity in freshwater fish species: Current scenario and remedial approaches21
Assessment of depth wise distribution, enrichment, contamination, ecological risk and sources of soil heavy metals over an Industrial area in Southern India21
Apatite-rich zones in the Uppermost Upper Zone, Northern Limb, Bushveld Complex: Possible non-conventional source of REE and TiO221
Building geochemical vectors with trace element compositions of sulfides in orogenic gold mineral systems in northern Finland20
Fluid inclusion constraint on sulfide precipitation in wolframite-quartz veins: A case study of the giant Dajishan W polymetallic deposit, South China20
Characterization of metal-bearing nanoparticles observed in loess-covered terrain: Implications for prospecting20
Mineralogy and environmental geochemistry of copper slag from Butte, Montana20
Combining hydrogeochemistry, statistics and explorative mapping to estimate regional threshold values of trace elements in groundwater (Sardinia, Italy)18
Global carbon dioxide output of volcanic lakes in the Azores archipelago, Portugal18
Contamination characteristics of uncultivated arable lands and health risk warning based on the predicted heavy metal content in rice—Dongting Lake Basin, China18
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Mineralogy, geochemistry and mineralization of iron ore deposition in NW Sanandaj-Sirjan Geological Zone: A futuristic review based on a representative case study18
Sulfur isotope and trace element geochemistry of sulfides from the unique Yaojialing Zn-Au-Cu deposit, Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China: Implications for ore-forming process and exploratio18
Formation of uranium-, vanadium- and chromium-bearing reduction spheroids in karst bauxite of the Unterlaussa mining district (Austria)17
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Petrogenesis of ore-forming granites with implications for W mineralization in the Huangsha-Tieshanlong Deposit, Southern Jiangxi Province, South China17
The Lac à l'Orignal phosphate deposit and constraints on high-quality phosphatic ore in massif-type anorthosite, Grenville Province, Canada17
Arsenic, selenium, and mercury speciation in hypersaline lakes of the Andean Altiplano: Link between extreme levels and biodiversity repartition17
Magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Dangba rare-metal granitic pegmatites in the Songpan–Ganzê orogenic belt, Eastern Tibet: Insights from muscovite and columbite-group minerals17
Genesis of the Hatu gold deposit: Constrained by in situ S Pb isotope geochemistry of pyrite16
Genesis of altered slate type ores in the Huangjindong gold deposit, Jiangnan Orogenic Belt, South China16
Sulfur and lead isotopic compositions of ore sulfides and mining economic potential of the High Atlas Mississippi Valley-type ore province, Morocco16
Identification of geochemical anomalies related to mineralization: A case study from porphyry copper deposits in the Qulong-Jiama mining district of Tibet, China16
Geochemistry of scandium in pelagic sediments from the Pacific Ocean: Implication to the resource assessment of deep-sea REE-rich mud16
Immobilization of Pb and Zn leached from mining residue materials in Kabwe, Zambia: Performance of calcined dolomite in column experiments16
Predicting heavy metal contents by applying machine learning approaches and environmental covariates in west of Iran16
Geochemical characterization of surface sediments from the Ridracoli reservoir area and surroundings, Italy. Details on bulk composition and grain size16
Recycled mantle source for porphyry mineralization: U−Pb and Re−Os geochronology, and S–Pb–Cu isotopic constraints from the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, central Iran16
Early Cretaceous Ningguo-Guangde weakly fractionated I-type granitoids, Jiangnan tungsten belt, China: Implications for petrogenesis and W Mo mineralization16
Unraveling the early Paleozoic tectonic history of the South Qinling Belt: Evidence from geochronology, geochemistry, and Sm-Nd isotopes of meta-sedimentary rocks16
Nature and genesis of the Zaglic Au deposit, NW Iran: Constraints from geochemical studies15
Kinetic studies on arsenic release from geogenically enriched soils under oxidized and reduced conditions15
Secondary mineral formation and trace-element reservoirs in weathered waste rock: Integration of quantitative mineralogy and conventional mineralogical techniques15
High-resolution mapping and multivariate technique (factor analysis) to support hydrogeochemical analysis and identification of surface water contamination14
Carbonatisation and overprinting mineralisation in Siah-Kamar porphyry molybdenum deposit, NW Iran14
Is the pathway length of sediments relevant to assess the background value in stream sediment geochemical exploration?14
Locating terrane boundaries in South China with big geochemical data mining14
Empirical mode decomposition and power spectrum filtering for detection of frequency channels related to multi-scale geochemical anomalies: Metal exploration targeting in Moalleman district, NE Iran14
Trace element geochemistry of sphalerite and chalcopyrite in arc-hosted VMS deposits14
Multistage hydrothermal fluids evolution and precipitation mechanism of the Hongshi Cu deposit in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights from cathodoluminescence, fluid inclusions, trace elements of qua14
Deciphering the ore-forming process of Sb-W deposits through scheelite and stibnite trace element geochemistry14
Predictive assessment of metallogenic signatures using the DataBase Querying (DBQ) method: A European application14
In-situ scheelite LASS-ICPMS reconnaissance Sm-Nd isotope characterisation and prospects for dating14
REE mineralization related to weathering of the late Permian Emeishan basalts14
A Comparative study of the mineral composition of Macrotermes and Cubitermes termite mounds in Lualaba, D.R. Congo: Contribution to strategic prospecting for Cu and Co deposits14
Mine waters as a secondary source of rare earth elements worldwide: The case of the Iberian Pyrite Belt13
Genesis of the Carboniferous karstic bauxites in Qingzhen region, central Guizhou, southwest China13
Tracking geochemical signatures of rare earth and trace elements in spring waters and outcropping rocks from the hidden geothermal system of Acoculco, Puebla (Mexico)13
Evaluating Sn mineralization potential at the Haobugao skarn Zn–Pb deposit (NE China) using whole-rock and zircon geochemistry13
How do non-deposit sites influence the performance of machine learning-based gold prospectivity mapping? A study case in the Pitangui Greenstone Belt, Brazil12
Cathodoluminescent textures and trace element signatures of hydrothermal quartz from the granite-related No. 302 uranium deposit, South China: A reconnaissance study for their genetic significances12
Flux measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) from the geothermal area of “Le Biancane” natural park (Monterotondo Marittimo, Grosseto, Italy): Biogeochemical processes controlling GEM emission12
Characterization of lead and zinc in catchment sediments and their relationship with lead‑zinc mineralization from the Sino–Mongolian border region12
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Evaluation of bioaccumulation and toxicity of Tubifex tubifex exposed to contaminated river sediment by potentially toxic elements — A case study of the Middle Black Sea, Turkey12
Geology and geochemistry of gold mineralization at the Namicupo prospect, Mozambique Belt, northeastern Mozambique12
Mixed crustal-mantle source of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of the Urals: Pyrite trace element geochemistry and Pb – S isotope data12
Differentiating Triassic W–Sn ore-bearing and ore-free plutons in the Xitian Ore Field (South China) using apatite geochemistry12
Deciphering dissolved load geochemistry of the Upper Ganga Basin: Natural weathering vs human impact12
Patterns and forms of copper and cobalt in Macrotermes falciger mounds of the Lubumbashi area, DR Congo12
Evaluating the application of texture and chemistry of detrital tourmaline as an indicator of porphyry Cu mineralization: A case study from the Casino porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Yukon, Canada12
Cell-wise robust covariance estimation for compositions, with application to geochemical data12
Geochemical mapping by stream sediments of the NW portion of Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil: Application of the exploratory data analysis (EDA) and a proposal for generation of new gold targets in Pit11
Mapping geochemical domains using stream sediment geochemistry: An approach based on compositional indicators in the Volturno River basin (South Italy)11
Meteorological variables and PM10 exceedances effect on aerosol particles in a low emission zone using compositional data analysis11
Mineralogy, geochemistry, and S isotope investigation of seafloor massive sulfides from the Yunzang hydrothermal field, South Atlantic Ridge11
Predictive lithological mapping based on geostatistical joint modeling of lithology and geochemical element concentrations11
Genesis of the Mount Colin Cu-Au deposit, NW Queensland: Evidence from geology, multi-mineral U–Pb geochronology, S-, O- and C-isotope constraints11
Occurrence and distribution of OCPs and PAHs in water, soil and sediment of Daye lake11
Mineral prospectivity mapping using machine learning techniques for gold exploration in the Larder Lake area, Ontario, Canada11
Regolith-hosted rare earth exploration in the Chilean Coastal Range of the Central Andes11
Machine learning prediction of health risk and spatial dependence of geogenic contaminated groundwater from the Hetao Basin, China11
Zircon and cassiterite U-Pb geochronology and petrochemical characteristics of early Tertiary tin mineralization at Mayo Darlé, Cameroon Volcanic Line11
Sphalerite as a record of metallogenic information using multivariate statistical analysis: Constraints from trace element geochemistry11
High temperature wall-rock alteration zoning in the Sanjin deposit, Hishikari gold mine, Japan: Implication for exploration of mature mining districts11
Trace element signatures of uraninite controlled by fluid-rock interactions: A case study from the Eastern Moldanubicum (Bohemian Massif)11
A new version of the Langelier-Ludwig square diagram under a compositional perspective10
Handheld LIBS contribution to quantify critical elements during mining operations: The Beauvoir granite case study10
Geochemistry of the Oligocene-hosted manganese ores and the host sediments in the Thrace Basin, Türkiye: Implications for genesis and exploration of the Paratethyan Mn deposits10
The genesis of hydrothermal veins in the Aukam valley SW Namibia– A far field consequence of Pangean rifting?10
Hydrothermal high field strength element enrichment in the Bükk Mts. (NE Hungary)10
Insights into the skarn Cu mineralization processes of an intracontinental setting: A case study of the Xiaohekou deposit, southern Qinling Orogen, China10
Mineral exploration model for Lhasa Area, eastern Gangdese metallogenic belt: Based on knowledge-driven compositional data analysis and catchment basin division10
Metallogenic model of the carboniferous karst bauxites in Central Guizhou Province, Southwest China10
Iron and magnesium isotope geochemistry in hydrothermal uranium ore systems: Insights from the Bong Deposit, Canada10
Cobalt-bearing copper slags from Luanshya (Zambian Copperbelt): Mineralogy, geochemistry, and potential recovery of critical metals10
Exploratory functional data analysis of multivariate densities for the identification of agricultural soil contamination by risk elements10
Principal component analysis and K-means clustering as tools during exploration for Zn skarn deposits and industrial carbonates, Sala area, Sweden10
Characterization and stable isotopic fingerprinting of mine seepage in hyperarid environments: An example of the Namib Lead & Zinc mine, Namibia10
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Mineralogy and geochemistry of platinum-group elements in the zoned mafic-ultramafic intrusions of the Uralian Platinum belt, Russia10
Lithogeochemical and isotopic characterization of Devonian molybdenite mineralization in the Pabineau Falls Granite, northeastern New Brunswick, Canada10
The contribution of persistent organic pollutants to the environmental changes in Campania region, Italy: Results from the Campania Trasparente project10
Syenite mapping and prediction of geochemical Na versus K signatures: A novel remote sensing approach and implications for mineral resources9
Environmental and geochemical characterization of alkaline mine wastes from Phalaborwa (Palabora) Complex, South Africa9
Zinc isotopes revealed the role of ore-hosting carbonate rocks in the formation of MVT deposits: A case study of the Huize Pb Zn deposit, SW China9
BWM-MARCOS: A new hybrid MCDM approach for mineral potential modelling9
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the surficial sediments of the Abadan freshwater resources − Northwest of the Persian Gulf9
Global distribution and sources of uranium and fluoride in groundwater: A comprehensive review9
Unconformity-related mineralization and fluid transfers in the northern Aquitaine Basin (France) revealed by fluid inclusions and S-Sr isotopes studies9
Fractal modeling for geochemical data of deep-sea surface sediments: A case study from Zhongsha Island, Southern China Sea9
Experimental weathering of historical slags exposed to rhizosphere-like organic acids and various pH conditions9
Concentrations and spatial distribution of chlorine in the pedosphere in China: Based on the China Geochemical Baselines Project9
Geological, geophysical and surface geochemical guides for gold exploration in the Falémé Volcanic Belt, West African Craton, Senegal9
Cuckoo optimization algorithm for support vector regression potential analysis: An example from the Granites-Tanami Orogen, Australia9
Handheld LIBS analysis for in situ quantification of Li and detection of the trace elements (Be, Rb and Cs)9
Primary geochemical haloes and alteration zoning applied to gold exploration in the Zarshuran Carlin-type deposit, northwestern Iran8
Molybdenite Re-Os geochronology and conditions of formation of potassic and sodic-calcic alteration associated with the Plaka porphyry Mo-Cu system, Lavrion, Greece8
An enhanced strategy for geo-exploratory data analysis to facilitate the discovery of new mineral deposits8
Late-magmatic processes in the St. Lawrence Granite: Implications for fluorite mineralization8
Characterizing groundwater recharge sources within reduced pumped aquifers in the Heilonggang region, North China Plain8
3DU–TA: A new multifractal model involving surface topography for separation of geochemical anomalies8
Quantifying excess heavy metal concentrations in drainage basins using conservative mixing models8
Geochemical studies of snow over mineral accumulations under conditions of their overlap by sedimentary rocks of the platform cover8
Uptake and toxicity of heavy metals: The protective frontiers of metal binding proteins8
Statistical self-similarity of detrital zircon U-Pb ages reveals sedimentary provenance: A case study from the Chinese Loess Plateau8
Understanding scandium leaching from bauxite residues of different geological backgrounds using statistical design of experiments8
Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of acid sulfate soils in Luleå, northern Sweden8
In-situ trace elements and sulfur isotopic analyses of stibnite: Constraints on the genesis of Sb/Sb-polymetallic deposits in southern China8
Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of indium resources at Pitkäranta Mining District, Ladoga Karelia, Russia8
Assessment of herbaceous ornamental plant species as potential remediation agents for cadmium contaminated environments8
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Solving geological mixing problems with Bayesian tracer models: A demonstration of the method applied to Carlin-type pyrite8
Hydrochemical properties of groundwater and land use and land cover changes impact on agricultural productivity: An empirical observation and integrated framework approaches8
Late mesozoic exhumation of silurian – Devonian and permian Ni-Co sulfide deposits in the East Kunlun orogenic belt: Constraints from zircon fission track ages7
Relationships between hydrogeochemistry and diatoms in acid mine drainage affected media: The case of Iberian pyrite belt; functioning models for an all metallogenetic province7
Interpretations of Hg anomalous sources in drainage sediments and soils in China7
Uranium mineralization in the Thrace Basin, NW Türkiye: Evidence from radiation-induced defects in detrital quartz and synchrotron XRF/XANES analysis7
The behavior of the rare earth elements and yttrium in groundwaters of the Holy Cross Mountains, SE Poland7
Geochemical characteristics of uranium-rich dispersed organic matter and their geological significance for uranium mineralization: A case study from the Ordos Basin7
Indicator element selection and lithological mapping using deep learning methods in the Dahongliutan area, NW China7
Occurrence and formation of environmentally persistent free radicals in incineration and their impact on soil and water7
Source of selenium in Handan geochemical anomaly belt: Evidences from petrology and geochemistry of Upper Paleozoic in western Handan, China7
Recognition and incorporation of mineralization-efficient fault systems to produce a strengthened anisotropic geochemical singularity7
Hydrothermal alteration and geochemical proximity indicators to ore at the Metsämonttu Zn–Pb–Cu–Au–Ag deposit, Uusimaa belt, southern Finland7
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Fluid origins and ages of Au mineralization of the Hosen 8-2 vein, Hishikari deposit, Kagoshima, Japan7
CO2 storage in carbonate rocks: An experimental and geochemical modeling study7
Geochemical prospectivity mapping using compositional balance analysis and multifractal modeling: A case study in the Jinshuikou area, Qinghai, China7
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Hierarchical clustering and compositional data analysis for interpreting groundwater hydrogeochemistry: The application to Campi Flegrei volcanic aquifer (south Italy)7
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