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• 2015

  The geology and genesis of the iron skarns of the Turgai belt, northwestern Kazakhstan

  Smith, M., Hawkins, T., Herrington, R., Maslenikov, V., Boyce, A., Jeffies, T. & Creaser, R. A., 23 Oct 2015, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 85, p. 216-246 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • skarn
  • geology
  • iron
  • limestone
  • sulfide

• Prediction of groundwater-induced flooding in a chalk aquifer for future climate change scenarios

  Jimenez-Martinez, J., Smith, M. & Pope, D., 15 Jul 2015, In: Hydrological Processes. 30, 4, p. 573-587 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chalk
  • transfer function
  • flooding
  • aquifer
  • groundwater
• 2016

  Origin of unusual HREE-Mo-rich carbonatites in the Qinling orogen, China

  Wenlei, S., Cheng, X., Smith, M., Kynicky, J., Kangjun, H., Chunwan, W., Li, Z. & Qihai, S., 18 Nov 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 37377.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • carbonatite
  • rare earth element
  • Triassic
  • magma
  • carbonate
• 2020

  Unsaturated zone flow processes and aquifer response time in the Chalk Aquifer, Brighton, South East England

  Al-Jaf, P., Smith, M. & Gunzel, F., 21 Oct 2020, In: Groundwater. p. 1-15 15 p., 13055.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chalk
  • vadose zone
  • aquifer
  • wet season
  • rainfall
• 2019

  Accelerated low water corrosion: the microbial sulfur cycle in microcosm

  Smith, M., Bardiau, M., Brennan, R., Burgess, H., Caplin, J., Ray, S. & Urios, T., 25 Oct 2019, In: npj Materials Degradation. 3, p. 1-11 37.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • sulfur cycle
  • Sulfur
  • microcosm
  • Sulfides
  • Steel
• 2018

  Genesis of the world’s largest rare earth element deposit, Bayan Obo, China: Protracted mineralization evolution over ~1 b.y.

  Wenlei, S., Cheng, X., Smith, M., Chakhmouradian, A. R., Brenna, M., Kynicky, J., Chen, W., Yang, Y., Deng, M. & Tang, H., 9 Feb 2018, In: Geology. 46, 4, p. 323-326

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • monazite
  • rare earth element
  • mineralization
  • dolomite
  • isotope
• 2020

  Formation of the giant Aynak copper deposit, Afghanistan: evidence from mineralogy, lithogeochemistry and sulphur isotopes

  Waizy, H., Moles, N., Smith, M. & Boyce, A., 4 Oct 2020, In: International Geology Review. 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • sulfur isotope
  • mineralogy
  • sulfide
  • copper
  • schist
• 2015

  From "strategic" tungsten to "green" neodymium: a century of critical metals at a glance

  Chakhmouradian, A. R., Smith, M. & Kynicky, J., 31 Jan 2015, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 64, p. 455-458 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2012

  The geology of the Rakkurijärvi copper-prospect, Norrbotten county, Sweden

  Smith, M., Coppard, J. & Herrington, R., 2012, Hydrothermal iron oxide copper-gold and related deposits: a global perspective. Porter, T. M. (ed.). Adelaide: PGC publishing, Vol. 4. p. 427-440 14 p. (Advances in the understanding of IOCG deposits).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review

  • county
  • geology
  • mineralization
  • copper
  • ore body

• The iron skarns of the Turgai Belt, northwestern Kazakhstan

  Hawkins, T., Herrington, R., Smith, M., Maslenikov, V. & Boyce, A., 2012, Hydrothermal iron oxide copper-gold and related deposits: a global perspective. Porter, T. M. (ed.). Adelaide: PGC publishing, Vol. 4. p. 461-474 14 p. (Advances in the understanding of IOCG deposits).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review

  • skarn
  • magnetite
  • iron
  • sulfide
  • ore

• Diversity of rare earth deposits: the key example of China

  Kynicky, J., Smith, M. & Cheng, X., 19 Oct 2012, In: Elements. 8, 5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • rare earth
  • rare earth element
  • carbonatite
  • orogenic belt
  • monopoly

• Assessing the impact of historical coastal landfill sites on sensitive ecosystems: a case study from Dorset, Southern England

  Njue, C., Cundy, A., Smith, M., Green, I. D. & Tomlinson, N., 1 Dec 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 114, p. 166-174 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2014

  A review of the genesis of the world class Bayan Obo Fe-REE-Nb deposits, Inner Mongolia, China: Multistage processes and outstanding questions

  Smith, M., Campbell, L. S. & Kynicky, J., 24 Mar 2014, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 64, p. 459-476 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • carbonatite
  • rare earth element
  • ore
  • world
  • dolomite
• 2017

  Application of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in mineral deposit studies

  Smith, M., Ray, S., Broom-Fendley, S., Burgess, H. & Caplin, J., 5 Apr 2017, In: Applied Earth Science (Trans. IMM B). 126, 2, p. 93-94 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2019

  Sulfur-bearing monazite-(Ce) from the Eureka carbonatite, Namibia: oxidation state, substitution mechanism, and formation conditions

  Broom-Fendley, S., Smith, M., Andrade, M., Ray, S., Banks, D., Loye, E., Atencio, D., Pickles, J. & Wall, F., 11 Dec 2019, In: Mineralogical Magazine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • carbonatite
  • monazite
  • substitution
  • sulfur
  • oxidation

• The role of sulfate-rich fluids in Heavy Rare Earth enrichment at the Dashigou carbonatite deposit, Huanglongpu, China

  Cangelosi, D., Smith, M., Banks, D. & Yardley, B., 11 Dec 2019, In: Mineralogical Magazine. p. 1-16 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • carbonatite
  • rare earth
  • rare earth element
  • sulfate
  • fluid inclusion
• 2017

  Origin of heavy rare earth mineralization in South China

  Xu, C., Kynicky, J., Smith, M., Kopriva, A., Brtnicky, M., Urubek, T., Yang, Y., Zhao, Z., He, C. & Song, W., 21 Feb 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, p. 1-7 7 p., 14598.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • rare earth
  • rare earth element
  • mineralization
  • granite
  • weathering
• 2018

  The origin of secondary heavy rare earth element enrichment in carbonatites: Constraints from the evolution of the Huanglongpu district, China

  Smith, M., Kynicky, J., Cheng, X., Song, W., Spratt, J., Jeffries, T., Brtnicky, M., Kopriva, A. & Cangelosi, D., 4 Mar 2018, In: Lithos. 308-309, p. 65-82 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • carbonatite
  • rare earth element
  • parisite
  • monazite
  • ligand
• 2020

  Adsorption of rare earth elements in regolith-hosted clay deposits

  Borst, A., Smith, M., Finch, A., Estrade, G., Villanova-De-Benavent, C., Nason, P., Marquis, E., Horsburgh, N., Goodenough, K. M., Xu, C., Kynicky, J. & Geriaki, K., 1 Sep 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 4386.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Clay deposits
  • Rare earth elements
  • regolith
  • Adsorption
  • rare earth element
• 2016

  Metal source and tectonic setting of iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits: Evidence from an in situ Nd isotope study of titanite from Norrbotten, Sweden

  Storey, C. & Smith, M., 1 Sep 2016, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 81, Part 4, p. 1287-1302 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • titanite
  • tectonic setting
  • iron oxide
  • gold
  • isotope
• 2018

  The role of carbonate-fluoride melt immiscibility in shallow REE deposit evolution

  Kynicky, J., Smith, M., Song, W., Chakhmouradian, A. R., Cheng, X., Kopriva, A., Galiova, M. & Brtnicky, M., 10 Mar 2018, In: Geoscience Frontiers. 10, 2, p. 527-537

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • immiscibility
  • fluoride
  • rare earth element
  • melt
  • carbonate
• 2019

  Primary rare earth element enrichment in carbonatites: evidence from melt inclusions in Ulgii Khiid carbonatite, Mongolia

  Feng, M., Wenlei, S., Kynicky, J., Smith, M., Cox, C., Kotlanova, M., Brtnicky, M., Fu, W. & Chunwan, W., 20 Dec 2019, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 117, 103294.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Rare earth elements
  • melt inclusion
  • carbonatite
  • rare earth element
  • Silicates
• 2013

  Provenancing of silcrete raw materials indicates long-distance transport to Tsodilo Hills, Botswana, during the Middle Stone Age

  Nash, D., Coulson, S., Staurset, S., Ullyott, J., Babutsi, M., Hopkinson, L. & Smith, M., 25 Feb 2013, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 64, 4, p. 280-288 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Provenancing
  • Middle Stone Age
  • Botswana
  • White Paintings
  • Raw Materials

• Provenancing silcrete in the Cape coastal zone: implications for Middle Stone Age research in South Africa

  Nash, D., Coulson, S., Staurset, S., Smith, M. & Ullyott, J., 1 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 65, 5, p. 682-688 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • archaeology
  • Republic of South Africa
  • news
• 2012

  The chemistry of niobium mineralisation at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, China: constraints on the hydrothermal precipitation and alteration of Nb-minerals

  Smith, M. & Spratt, J., 30 May 2012, In: Acta Geologica Sinica. 86, 5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • pyrochlore
  • niobium
  • mineralization
  • rare earth element
  • mineral

• New understanding of deep unsaturated zone controls on recharge in the Chalk: a case study near Patcham, SE England

  Rutter, H., Cooper, J. D., Pope, D. & Smith, M., 12 Nov 2012, In: Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 45, p. 487-495 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • chalk
  • vadose zone
  • recharge
  • fracture flow
  • matric potential
• 2019

  REE concentration processes in ion adsorption deposits: Evidence from the Ambohimirahavavy alkaline complex in Madagascar

  Estrade, G., Marquis, E., Smith, M., Goodenough, K. M. & Nason, B., 20 Jul 2019, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 112, 21 p., 103027.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • concentration (process)
  • rare earth element
  • adsorption
  • ion
  • laterite
• 2017

  Evidence of multiple halogen sources in scapolites from iron oxidecopper- gold (IOCG) deposits and regional Na-Cl metasomatic alteration, Norrbotten County, Sweden

  Bernal, N., Gleeson, S., Smith, M., Barnes, J. & Pan, Y., 13 Jan 2017, In: Chemical Geology. 451, p. 90-103 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • halogen
  • scapolite
  • gold
  • iron
  • seawater
• 2013

  Three-dimensional geological modelling of anthropogenic deposits at small urban sites: a case study from Sheepcote Valley, Brighton, UK

  Tame, C., Cundy, A., Royse, K. R., Smith, M. & Moles, N., 15 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 129, p. 628-634 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2019

  Economic Mineralization in Pegmatites: Comparing and Contrasting Nyf and Lct Examples

  Goodenough, K. M., Shaw, R., Smith, M., Estrade, G., Marquis, E., Bernard, C. & Nex, P., 30 Sep 2019, In: Canadian Mineralogist. 57, 5, p. 753-755 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ore deposits
  • pegmatite
  • Metals
  • mineralization
  • Economics
• 2013

  Hydrothermal fluid evolution and metal transport in the Kiruna District, Sweden: contrasting metal behaviour in aqueous and aqueous-carbonic brines

  Smith, M., Gleeson, S. & Yardley, B., 1 Feb 2013, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 102, p. 89-112 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • hydrothermal fluid
  • brine
  • copper
  • metal
  • iron oxide
• 2016

  Going the distance: Mapping mobility in the Kalahari Desert during the Middle Stone Age through multi-site geochemical provenancing of silcrete artefacts

  Nash, D., Coulson, S., Staurset, S., Ullyott, J., Babutsi, M. & Smith, M., 13 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 96, p. 113-133 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • silcrete
  • Mesolithic
  • artifact
  • desert
  • raw material

• From mantle to critical zone: A review of large and giant sized deposits of the rare earth elements

  Smith, M., Moore, K., Kavecsánszki, D., Finch, A., Kynicky, J. & Wall, F., 12 Jan 2016, In: Geoscience Frontiers. 7, 3, p. 315-334 20 p.

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  • rare earth element
  • mantle
  • resource
  • weathering
  • nepheline syenite