Petrogenesis of Gerf Neoproterozoic carbonatized peridotites (Egypt): Evidence of convergent margin metasomatism of depleted sub-arc mantle

MZ Khedr, AA Al Desouky, S Kamh, C Hauzenberger… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Gerf Neoproterozoic ophiolitic rocks in the Southern Eastern Desert of Egypt represent the
largest ophiolite nappe in the Arabian-Nubian Shield and have been preserved as part of …

On the origin of vesuvianite-rich rodingites from the Western Carpathians, Slovakia

J Butek, M Grégoire, J Spišiak, S Duchene, R Kopáčik - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
Rodingite represents a particular metasomatic rock type that occurs as dykes or lenses in
association with serpentinized ultramafic rocks and typically consists of Ca-rich, often …

Influence of petrogenesis on the engineering properties of ultramafic aggregates and on their suitability in concrete

P Petrounias, PP Giannakopoulou, A Rogkala… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the use of petrology as a useful tool in construction applications (ie,
concrete). More specifically, this study investigates how the petrogenetic characteristics of …

Multiple rodingitization stages in alkaline, tholeiitic, and calc-alkaline basaltic dikes intruding exhumed serpentinized Tethyan mantle from Evia Island, Greece

C Karkalis, A Magganas, P Koutsovitis… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract In Pagondas and Kimi areas, central Evia Island, Greece, variably serpentinized
ultramafic rocks of an ophiolitic origin are crosscut by rodingite dikes. Based on their …

A geochemical model for the transformation of gabbro into vesuvianite-bearing rodingite

J Butek, S Fabre, S Duchene, J Spišiak, M Grégoire - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Rodingite is a Ca-rich and Si-poor metasomatic rock commonly occurring in association with
serpentinites. This rock is characterized by specific mineral assemblages consisting of …

A petrochronological study of FeTi oxides in rodingites of the Western Carpathians, Slovakia

J Butek, D Dufourcau, S Duchene, O Laurent… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Rodingitization is the metasomatic transformation of mafic lithologies into rodingite, a Ca-
rich and Si-poor rock associated with serpentinized ultramafic bodies. Serpentinization and …

Sustainable removal of uranium from acidic wastewater using various mineral raw materials

P Petrounias, A Rogkala, PP Giannakopoulou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Various types of plutonic and volcanic rocks and their alteration products from Greece
(serpentinite, magnesite and andesite), have been used for sustainable removal of Uranium …

Investigation of metasomatism using Cu, Zn and Fe stable isotopes: Rodingitization of mafic and ultramafic rocks in ophiolites from northern Greece

N Zaronikola, V Debaille, A Rogkala, P Petrounias… - Lithos, 2023 - Elsevier
Rodingites, a high-Ca content variety of metasomatic rocks, have been found in the Veria-
Naousa and Edessa ophiolites, in northern Greece. The rodingites from both areas are …

Direct dating rodingitization in the northern North China Craton using garnet U–Pb geochronometry

J Ran, H Wang, JH Yang, ST Wu, YS Zhu, YD Wu… - Terra …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of rodingites has been a continually controversial topic, largely due to the
absence of minerals that can be unambiguously dated. Here, we present a case study that …

The Effect of the Microstructure of Diabases from Greece and Cyprus on Their Engineering Characteristics and the Mechanical Behaviour of Concrete

P Petrounias, PP Giannakopoulou, A Rogkala… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents, for the first time, the study of diabases from various ophiolite complexes
from Greece and Cyprus to identify their performance as concrete aggregates. Within this …