Browsing Geology (Theses and Dissertations) by Sponsor "European Union Framework Programme 7 (FP7)"
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Characterising dispersed metal plumes in surficial soils and sediments in the Irish Midlands: Using isotope fingerprints to develop vectors in mineral exploration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2018)The enhancement of mineral exploration is essential for the growing demand of base metals in the world. Successful geochemical surveys in soil and till have led to numerous discoveries. However, most of these deposits are ... -
Elemental and isotope fingerprint of metal deficiency in soils
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2018)Metal deficiency in soils is a frequently observed phenomenon in (sub)-tropical regions, and both natural and anthropogenic processes contribute to the depletion of soil reservoirs. Advanced chemical weathering, in old ... -
Fingerprinting isotopic signatures for metal enrichment in European trees: Developing vectors for mineral exploration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2019)The trace-element geochemistry of native and common plant species in Ireland including ash, beech, blackberry, hawthorn, oak, poplar and sycamore was systematically determined above the Navan Zn-Pb deposit, currently mined ... -
Peat bogs as archives of atmospheric metal pollution from natural and anthropogenic sources - A case study from Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Geology, 2018)This research project combines various geochemical techniques to identify and characterise historic and recent sources of atmospheric metal pollution recorded in ombrotrophic peat bogs across Ireland. In a first subproject, ...