The group is developing research in mineralogy at nanoscale by using cutting edge research techniques such as Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Synchrotron Radiation Sources (SRS) to explore and understand the geological and biological interactions taking place in minerals. The task that they develop consists of the study at nanoscale of the metals partitioning in geological systems, the study of natural nanoparticles aggregation, the study of nanoporosity in rocks and soils, the ab-initio structure determination of nanominerals and the study of their stability. This research has a direct impact on the integral study of mineral resources (from exploration to the metallogenetic studies), on the possible applications of their minerals, on the environmental impact and the sustainability of these resources.
Josep Roqué Rosell (Associate Professor) josep.roque(at)ub.edu
Joaquín Antonio Proenza (Associate Professor)
Joan Carles Melgarejo Draper (Associate Professor)
Maria Abigaíl Jiménez Franco (Invited Postdoctoral Researcher)
Mechanisms for Pd–Au enrichment in porphyry-epithermal ores of the Elatsite deposit, Bulgaria. González-Jiménez J.M., Piña R., Kerestedjian T.N., Gervilla F., Borrajo I., Pablo J.F.-D., Proenza J.A., Tornos F., Roqué J., Nieto F. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 2021, 220, 106664
Synchrotron XAS study of Mn and Fe in Chinese blue-and-white Ming porcelains from the second half of the 15th century. Roqué-Rosell J., Pinto A., Marini C., Prieto Burgos J., Groenen J., Campeny M., Sciau P. Ceramics International. 2021, 47, 2.
Mineralogy of the HSE in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle —An interpretive review. González-Jiménez J.M., Tassara S., Schettino E., Roqué-Rosell J., Farré-de-Pablo J., Saunders J.E., Deditius A.P., Colás V., Rovira-Medina J.J., Dávalos M.G., Schilling M., Jimenez-Franco A., Marchesi C., Nieto F., Proenza J.A., Gervilla F. Lithos. 2020, 372-373.
Nanoscale constraints on the in situ transformation of Ru–Os–Ir sulfides to alloys at low temperature. Jiménez–Franco A., González–Jiménez J.M., Roqué J., Proenza J.A., Gervilla F., Nieto F. Ore Geology Reviews. 2020, 124.
Diamond forms during low pressure serpentinisation of oceanic lithosphere. Geochemical Perspect Lett. Pujol-Solà N, Garcia-Casco A, Proenza JA, González-Jiménez JM, del Campo A, Colás V, et al. 2020 19–24.
Recursos minerales en la litosfera de arcos volcánicos intra-oceánicos: una perspectiva a partir de sistemas minerales (MISYAP). Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. PID2019-105625RB-C21. IP: Proenza Fernandez, Joaquin Antonio. (2020-2024)