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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board104
Spatial heterogeneity and driving factors of temperature sensitivity of soil respiration (Q10) at national scale97
Valorization of sulfide rich tailings with nature-based solutions for pasture lands93
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, Canada80
Numerical simulation-based targeting of the Au mineralization within the Hongbu Altered Rock type gold deposit, Eastern Shandong Peninsula, China80
Potential contamination of stream waters by ultramafic mining sediments: Identification of geochemical makers (New Caledonia)66
Use of porphyry indicator zircons (PIZs) in the sedimentary record as an exploration tool for covered porphyry copper deposits in the Atacama Desert, Chile49
Mineral chemistry in apatite from heavy mineral concentrate samples as a prospecting tool for carbonatites in the Angico dos Dias region, BA/PI border, Brazil43
Mineral exploration and regional surface geochemical datasets: An anomaly detection and k-means clustering exercise applied on laterite in Western Australia42
Mineralogy and geochemistry of altered Emeishan basaltic volcaniclastics with respect to their critical element mineralization41
Incorporation of geological constraints and semivariogram scaling law into geostatistical modeling of metal contents in hydrothermal deposits for improved accuracy41
Editorial Board40
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 geochronology34
Geothermometrical calculations of thermal waters affected by secondary processes: The case of Sierra Elvira (Spain)32
Fractional precipitation of copiapite-halotrichite efflorescent salts on Au Cu mine tailings under semi-arid climates in northern Chile32
Isotopic study (U Pb, Sm Nd, and Pb Pb) of rocks and auriferous mineralizations from the Volta Grande do Xingu deposits, Bacajá Domain, Amazonian craton32
A high-performance extreme gradient boosting outlier detection framework for integrating the outputs of diverse anomaly detectors for detecting mineralization-related geochemical anomalies31
The difference in hydrochemical characteristics of geothermal water between the eastern and western parts of the Wugongshan area and its genetic mechanism30
Distribution dynamics and health risks of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the anthropogenically impacted Omi-Asoro Stream, Nigeria29
Modelling geochemical indices from hyperspectral drill core data from the Eucla Basin basement29
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 Braz29
Utilizing thiourea-modified biochars to mitigate toxic metal pollution and promote mustard (Brassica campestris) plant growth in contaminated soils28
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 systems28
The efficiency of fractal techniques in geochemical anomaly delineation within BLEG and <180 μm stream sediments in Western Turkey27
Mineralized-anomaly identification based on potential-enhanced positive-unlabeled bagging: A case study from Guangxi gold ore province26
Mineral prediction research using the Geology-based Cyclic Adversarial Network for Anomaly Detection26
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 process25
Geological mapping of basalt using stream sediment geochemical data: Case study of covered areas in Jining, Inner Mongolia, China24
Influence of monsoon season on heavy metal composition of Hooghly River estuary sediments, West Bengal, India24
Defining urban soil geochemical backgrounds: A review for application to the French context24
Mercury in the natural environment: Biogeochemical cycles and associated health risks23
New views on Somma Vesuvius subvolcanic system and on mechanism that could increase eruption explosivity by a review and immiscibility in melt inclusions23
Two-stage Cu Pb Zn mineralization of the Baoshan deposit in southern Hunan, South China: Constraints from zircon and pyrite geochronology and geochemistry23
Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A new method to detect geochemical anomalies in stream sediments23
Diffuse emission of CO2 from the Langjiu Geothermal Field, Western Tibet23
Deep epithermal Au mineralization at Tuanjiegou, northeast China23
Application of self-organizing map (SOM) and K-means clustering algorithms for portraying geochemical anomaly patterns in Moalleman district, NE Iran23
Apatite-rich zones in the Uppermost Upper Zone, Northern Limb, Bushveld Complex: Possible non-conventional source of REE and TiO222
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
Simultaneous combined XRF-XRD analysis of geological sample: New methodological approach for on-site analysis on New-Caledonian Ni-rich harzburgite21
Mineralogy and environmental geochemistry of copper slag from Butte, Montana21
Characterization of metal-bearing nanoparticles observed in loess-covered terrain: Implications for prospecting20
Global carbon dioxide output of volcanic lakes in the Azores archipelago, Portugal20
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 exploratio20
Mineralogy, geochemistry and mineralization of iron ore deposition in NW Sanandaj-Sirjan Geological Zone: A futuristic review based on a representative case study20
Editorial Board20
Building geochemical vectors with trace element compositions of sulfides in orogenic gold mineral systems in northern Finland20
Assessment of depth wise distribution, enrichment, contamination, ecological risk and sources of soil heavy metals over an Industrial area in Southern India19
Contamination characteristics of uncultivated arable lands and health risk warning based on the predicted heavy metal content in rice—Dongting Lake Basin, China19
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for whole rock geochemistry19
Fluid inclusion constraint on sulfide precipitation in wolframite-quartz veins: A case study of the giant Dajishan W polymetallic deposit, South China19
Rhenium in molybdenite from Mo (-Cu) deposits in northeastern China18
A systematic review on assessment of heavy metals toxicity in freshwater fish species: Current scenario and remedial approaches18
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
Combining hydrogeochemistry, statistics and explorative mapping to estimate regional threshold values of trace elements in groundwater (Sardinia, Italy)17
Formation of uranium-, vanadium- and chromium-bearing reduction spheroids in karst bauxite of the Unterlaussa mining district (Austria)17
The impact of buried historical copper slags on contemporary soil contamination17
Arsenic, selenium, and mercury speciation in hypersaline lakes of the Andean Altiplano: Link between extreme levels and biodiversity repartition17
Editorial Board17
The Lac à l'Orignal phosphate deposit and constraints on high-quality phosphatic ore in massif-type anorthosite, Grenville Province, Canada17
Early Cretaceous Ningguo-Guangde weakly fractionated I-type granitoids, Jiangnan tungsten belt, China: Implications for petrogenesis and W Mo mineralization17
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
Genesis of altered slate type ores in the Huangjindong gold deposit, Jiangnan Orogenic Belt, South China16
Mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrogenesis of iron oxide-apatite ores in the Bafq mining district, Central Iran: Proposed a new tectonic setting for mineralization16
Identification of geochemical anomalies related to mineralization: A case study from porphyry copper deposits in the Qulong-Jiama mining district of Tibet, China16
Immobilization of Pb and Zn leached from mining residue materials in Kabwe, Zambia: Performance of calcined dolomite in column experiments15
Predicting heavy metal contents by applying machine learning approaches and environmental covariates in west of Iran15
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 deposits15
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 Iran15
Evaluating Sn mineralization potential at the Haobugao skarn Zn–Pb deposit (NE China) using whole-rock and zircon geochemistry15
Geochemistry of scandium in pelagic sediments from the Pacific Ocean: Implication to the resource assessment of deep-sea REE-rich mud15
Unraveling the early Paleozoic tectonic history of the South Qinling Belt: Evidence from geochronology, geochemistry, and Sm-Nd isotopes of meta-sedimentary rocks15
Locating terrane boundaries in South China with big geochemical data mining15
Secondary mineral formation and trace-element reservoirs in weathered waste rock: Integration of quantitative mineralogy and conventional mineralogical techniques15
Improving spatial interpolation for anomaly analysis in presence of sparse, clustered or imprecise data sets15
Genesis of the Hatu gold deposit: Constrained by in situ S Pb isotope geochemistry of pyrite15
Nature and genesis of the Zaglic Au deposit, NW Iran: Constraints from geochemical studies15
Predictive assessment of metallogenic signatures using the DataBase Querying (DBQ) method: A European application15
Trace element geochemistry of sphalerite and chalcopyrite in arc-hosted VMS deposits15
Tracking geochemical signatures of rare earth and trace elements in spring waters and outcropping rocks from the hidden geothermal system of Acoculco, Puebla (Mexico)14
High-resolution mapping and multivariate technique (factor analysis) to support hydrogeochemical analysis and identification of surface water contamination14
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
Is the pathway length of sediments relevant to assess the background value in stream sediment geochemical exploration?14
Geochemistry, geochronology and Fe-Mg-S isotopic composition of the Liaoshang gold deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, China: Implications for ore-forming processes and mineral exploration14
REE mineralization related to weathering of the late Permian Emeishan basalts14
Deciphering the ore-forming process of Sb-W deposits through scheelite and stibnite trace element geochemistry14
Fluid and mineral inclusions of charoitite deposit in the Murun alkaline-carbonatite complex, Eastern Siberia, Russia14
Carbonatisation and overprinting mineralisation in Siah-Kamar porphyry molybdenum deposit, NW Iran13
Characterization of lead and zinc in catchment sediments and their relationship with lead‑zinc mineralization from the Sino–Mongolian border region13
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, Turkey13
Kinetic studies on arsenic release from geogenically enriched soils under oxidized and reduced conditions13
Genesis of the Carboniferous karstic bauxites in Qingzhen region, central Guizhou, southwest China13
Machine learning prediction of health risk and spatial dependence of geogenic contaminated groundwater from the Hetao Basin, China13
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, Canada13
Geochemical characterization of surface sediments from the Ridracoli reservoir area and surroundings, Italy. Details on bulk composition and grain size13
Editorial Board13
Zircon and cassiterite U-Pb geochronology and petrochemical characteristics of early Tertiary tin mineralization at Mayo Darlé, Cameroon Volcanic Line13
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
Differentiating Triassic W–Sn ore-bearing and ore-free plutons in the Xitian Ore Field (South China) using apatite geochemistry12
Patterns and forms of copper and cobalt in Macrotermes falciger mounds of the Lubumbashi area, DR Congo12
Mixed crustal-mantle source of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits of the Urals: Pyrite trace element geochemistry and Pb – S isotope data12
Distribution and fractionation of Rare Earths (La Lu, Sc, Y) and other critical metals in bauxite residues: addressing the profitability of the red muds stored at the Porto Vesme disposal site, Sardin12
Meteorological variables and PM10 exceedances effect on aerosol particles in a low emission zone using compositional data analysis12
Sphalerite as a record of metallogenic information using multivariate statistical analysis: Constraints from trace element geochemistry12
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 Pit12
Genesis of the Mount Colin Cu-Au deposit, NW Queensland: Evidence from geology, multi-mineral U–Pb geochronology, S-, O- and C-isotope constraints12
Mineral prospectivity mapping using machine learning techniques for gold exploration in the Larder Lake area, Ontario, Canada12
How do non-deposit sites influence the performance of machine learning-based gold prospectivity mapping? A study case in the Pitangui Greenstone Belt, Brazil12
Cell-wise robust covariance estimation for compositions, with application to geochemical data12
Deciphering dissolved load geochemistry of the Upper Ganga Basin: Natural weathering vs human impact12
Mapping geochemical domains using stream sediment geochemistry: An approach based on compositional indicators in the Volturno River basin (South Italy)12
Geology and geochemistry of gold mineralization at the Namicupo prospect, Mozambique Belt, northeastern Mozambique12
Mineralogy, geochemistry, and S isotope investigation of seafloor massive sulfides from the Yunzang hydrothermal field, South Atlantic Ridge11
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 deposits11
Hydrothermal high field strength element enrichment in the Bükk Mts. (NE Hungary)11
Editorial Board11
Trace element signatures of uraninite controlled by fluid-rock interactions: A case study from the Eastern Moldanubicum (Bohemian Massif)11
The contribution of persistent organic pollutants to the environmental changes in Campania region, Italy: Results from the Campania Trasparente project11
Regolith-hosted rare earth exploration in the Chilean Coastal Range of the Central Andes11
High temperature wall-rock alteration zoning in the Sanjin deposit, Hishikari gold mine, Japan: Implication for exploration of mature mining districts11
Metallogenic model of the carboniferous karst bauxites in Central Guizhou Province, Southwest China11
Mineralogy and geochemistry of platinum-group elements in the zoned mafic-ultramafic intrusions of the Uralian Platinum belt, Russia11
Iron and magnesium isotope geochemistry in hydrothermal uranium ore systems: Insights from the Bong Deposit, Canada11
Fractal modeling for geochemical data of deep-sea surface sediments: A case study from Zhongsha Island, Southern China Sea10
Cobalt-bearing copper slags from Luanshya (Zambian Copperbelt): Mineralogy, geochemistry, and potential recovery of critical metals10
Relationship between distribution of iodine in soil and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in China10
The genesis of hydrothermal veins in the Aukam valley SW Namibia– A far field consequence of Pangean rifting?10
Exploratory functional data analysis of multivariate densities for the identification of agricultural soil contamination by risk elements10
Characterization and stable isotopic fingerprinting of mine seepage in hyperarid environments: An example of the Namib Lead & Zinc mine, Namibia10
Experimental weathering of historical slags exposed to rhizosphere-like organic acids and various pH conditions10
Insights into the skarn Cu mineralization processes of an intracontinental setting: A case study of the Xiaohekou deposit, southern Qinling Orogen, China10
Lithogeochemical and isotopic characterization of Devonian molybdenite mineralization in the Pabineau Falls Granite, northeastern New Brunswick, Canada10
Predictive lithological mapping based on geostatistical joint modeling of lithology and geochemical element concentrations10
Principal component analysis and K-means clustering as tools during exploration for Zn skarn deposits and industrial carbonates, Sala area, Sweden10
Geological, geophysical and surface geochemical guides for gold exploration in the Falémé Volcanic Belt, West African Craton, Senegal10
Handheld LIBS contribution to quantify critical elements during mining operations: The Beauvoir granite case study10
A new version of the Langelier-Ludwig square diagram under a compositional perspective10
Mineral exploration model for Lhasa Area, eastern Gangdese metallogenic belt: Based on knowledge-driven compositional data analysis and catchment basin division10
Cuckoo optimization algorithm for support vector regression potential analysis: An example from the Granites-Tanami Orogen, Australia9
Global distribution and sources of uranium and fluoride in groundwater: A comprehensive review9
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the surficial sediments of the Abadan freshwater resources − Northwest of the Persian Gulf9
Occurrence, source, and enrichment process of cobalt from the Heiniudong metasedimentary rock-hosted stratiform Cu-Co polymetallic deposit, western Sichuan, China9
Concentrations and spatial distribution of chlorine in the pedosphere in China: Based on the China Geochemical Baselines Project9
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
Solving geological mixing problems with Bayesian tracer models: A demonstration of the method applied to Carlin-type pyrite9
Statistical self-similarity of detrital zircon U-Pb ages reveals sedimentary provenance: A case study from the Chinese Loess Plateau9
Syenite mapping and prediction of geochemical Na versus K signatures: A novel remote sensing approach and implications for mineral resources9
Corrigendum to “Molybdenum and gold distribution variances within Iranian copper porphyry deposits” [J. Geochem. Explor. 261 (June 2024) 107471]9
Unconformity-related mineralization and fluid transfers in the northern Aquitaine Basin (France) revealed by fluid inclusions and S-Sr isotopes studies9
An enhanced strategy for geo-exploratory data analysis to facilitate the discovery of new mineral deposits9
Handheld LIBS analysis for in situ quantification of Li and detection of the trace elements (Be, Rb and Cs)9
Hydrochemical properties of groundwater and land use and land cover changes impact on agricultural productivity: An empirical observation and integrated framework approaches8
Indicator element selection and lithological mapping using deep learning methods in the Dahongliutan area, NW China8
Primary geochemical haloes and alteration zoning applied to gold exploration in the Zarshuran Carlin-type deposit, northwestern Iran8
Assessment of herbaceous ornamental plant species as potential remediation agents for cadmium contaminated environments8
Geochemistry and U-Pb dating of the Yahyalı pluton and associated skarn occurrences, SW Kayseri (Central Türkiye): Geodynamic significance and relation to mineralization8
Characterizing groundwater recharge sources within reduced pumped aquifers in the Heilonggang region, North China Plain8
Molybdenite Re-Os geochronology and conditions of formation of potassic and sodic-calcic alteration associated with the Plaka porphyry Mo-Cu system, Lavrion, Greece8
Uptake and toxicity of heavy metals: The protective frontiers of metal binding proteins8
Fluid origins and ages of Au mineralization of the Hosen 8-2 vein, Hishikari deposit, Kagoshima, Japan8
Late-magmatic processes in the St. Lawrence Granite: Implications for fluorite mineralization8
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
3DU–TA: A new multifractal model involving surface topography for separation of geochemical anomalies8
Late mesozoic exhumation of silurian – Devonian and permian Ni-Co sulfide deposits in the East Kunlun orogenic belt: Constraints from zircon fission track ages8
Recognition and incorporation of mineralization-efficient fault systems to produce a strengthened anisotropic geochemical singularity8
Geochemical studies of snow over mineral accumulations under conditions of their overlap by sedimentary rocks of the platform cover8
Understanding scandium leaching from bauxite residues of different geological backgrounds using statistical design of experiments8
Quantifying excess heavy metal concentrations in drainage basins using conservative mixing models8
Hierarchical clustering and compositional data analysis for interpreting groundwater hydrogeochemistry: The application to Campi Flegrei volcanic aquifer (south Italy)7
Hydrothermal lead-zinc-copper mineralizations in sedimentary rocks of Northern Apennines (Italy)7
Transfer learning and siamese neural network based identification of geochemical anomalies for mineral exploration: A case study from the Cu Au deposit in the NW Junggar area of northern Xinjiang Prov7
Insights into the indium enrichment of the Ashele VMS Cu-Zn deposit, Altay, NW China7
A data augmentation approach to XGboost-based mineral potential mapping: An example of carbonate-hosted Zn Pb mineral systems of Western Iran7
Spatio-temporal variations in groundwater quality in the parts of South-western Punjab, India7
Mineral exploration using trace element composition of pyrite grains from till: A case study from the Petäjäselkä Au occurrence, northern Finland7
Mapping of geological complexity and analyzing its relationship with the distribution of gold deposits in the Guangxi Gold Ore Province, Southern China7
Mapping geochemical anomalies using angle-based outlier detection approach7
Late Jurassic epithermal mineralization of Shitouban Au deposit, Dehua-Youxi area, southeast China: Quartz Rb Sr dating, fluid inclusions, and H-O-S-Pb-Sr isotope analyses7
Relationships between hydrogeochemistry and diatoms in acid mine drainage affected media: The case of Iberian pyrite belt; functioning models for an all metallogenetic province7
Geology, geochemistry and mineralogy of indium resources at Pitkäranta Mining District, Ladoga Karelia, Russia7
The behavior of the rare earth elements and yttrium in groundwaters of the Holy Cross Mountains, SE Poland7
Background levels of DTPA-extractable trace elements in calcareous soils and prediction of trace element availability based on common soil properties7
The microbial impact on U, Pu, Np, and Am immobilization on aquifer sandy rocks, collected at the deep LRW injection site7
Trace metal element pollution in media from the abandoned Pb and Zn mine of Lakhouat, Northern Tunisia7
Hydrothermal alteration and geochemical proximity indicators to ore at the Metsämonttu Zn–Pb–Cu–Au–Ag deposit, Uusimaa belt, southern Finland7
Uranium mineralization in the Thrace Basin, NW Türkiye: Evidence from radiation-induced defects in detrital quartz and synchrotron XRF/XANES analysis7
Multi-stage magma emplacement in the western end of the Jinchuan Ni Cu sulfide deposit, NW China, and mineral exploration strategy based on exploration data7
Editorial Board7
Distinguishing IOCG and IOA deposits via random forest algorithm based on magnetite composition7
Geochemical prospectivity mapping using compositional balance analysis and multifractal modeling: A case study in the Jinshuikou area, Qinghai, China7
CO2 storage in carbonate rocks: An experimental and geochemical modeling study7
Geochemical characteristics of uranium-rich dispersed organic matter and their geological significance for uranium mineralization: A case study from the Ordos Basin7
Geochemistry of sulfides from massive carbonate replacement type tin ore at Gaofeng, Dachang orefield: Insights into precipitation conditions and enrichment of critical metals7
Source, distribution patterns and resources potential of selenium in soil of north Pakistan: Revealed by a national-scale geochemical mapping7
Annual net input fluxes of cadmium in paddy soils in karst and non-karst areas of Guangxi, China7
Multivariate analysis of dilution-corrected residuals to improve the interpretation of geochemical anomalies and determine their potential sources: The Mingardo River case study (Southern Italy)7
Cs-134 in soils of the Western Canary Islands after the Chernobyl nuclear accident7
Two decades of heavy metal fluctuations in wastewater sludge in Lithuania with evolving trends and implications for treatment efficiency7
Geochemical, geostatistical and time series analysis techniques as a tool to achieve the Water Framework Directive goals: An example from Piedmont region (NW Italy)7
Corrigendum to “The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Pirashkaft bauxite, Zagros belt, Iran: New inferences on the paleo-climate at the time of formation and on the nature of the parent rock” [J. Geo7
Occurrence and formation of environmentally persistent free radicals in incineration and their impact on soil and water7
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