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Mineralogy

Unique morphology of Zimbabwe diamond and its "fingerprint"characteristic significanceLu T.-J., Chen H., Zhang J., Song Z.-H. & Ke J., Geological Bulletin ofChina, 2011, 30/10 (1638–1645).

Geochemistry

Natural radioactivity in basement rocks and stream sediments,Sharm El Sheikh Area, South Sinai, Egypt: Radio-metric levelsand their significant contributionsHeikal M.T.S., El-Dosuky B.T., Ghoneim M.F. & Sherif M.I., ArabianJournal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3229–3239).

Dolomitization of the miocene carbonates in gebel abu shaar elqiblie and salum area, Egypt: A petrographical and geo-chemi-cal comparative studyMansour A.S. & Abd-Ellatif M.T., Carbonates and Evaporites, 2013,28/3 (347–363).

Isotopic and hydrochemical investigation of the Grombaliadeep aquifer system, northeastern TunisiaCharfi S., Trabelsi R., Zouari K., Chkir N., Charfi H. & Rekaia M.,Carbonates and Evaporites, 2013, 28/3 (281–295).

Investigation of the hydrogeochemical processes in an alluvialchannel aquifer located in a typical Karoo Basin of SouthernAfricaGomo M., van Tonder G.J. & Steyl G., Environmental Earth Sciences,2013, 70/1 (227–238).

Hydrochemical characteristics and quality assessment ofre-golith aquifers in Enugu metropolis, southeastern NigeriaOnwuka O.S., Omonona O.V. & C Anika O., Environmental EarthSciences, 2013, 70/3 (1135–1141).

Major ion chemistry and weathering processes in the MidyanBasin, northwestern Saudi ArabiaGhrefat H.A., Batayneh A., Zaman H., Zumlot T., Elawadi E. & NazzalY., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2013, 185/10(8695–8705).

Spatio-temporal evaluation of the groundwater quality in KafrAl-Zayat District, EgyptMasoud A.A., Hydrological Processes, 2013, 27/20 (2987–3002).

Variations in the physicochemical characteristics of the BuffaloRiver in the Eastern Cape Province of South AfricaChigor V.N., Sibanda T. & Okoh A.I., Environmental Monitoring andAssessment, 2013, 185/10 (8733–8747).

Use of single-grain geochemistry of cryptic tuffs and volcani-clastic sandstones improves the tephrostratigraphic frameworkof Olduvai Gorge, TanzaniaMcHenry L.J., Stollhofen H. & Stanistreet I.G., Quaternary Research(United States), 2013, 80/2 (235–249).

Assessment of Trihalomethanes level of Benghazi city water dis-tribution system in LibyaBobakar A.M. & Alakili I.M., Pollution Research, 2013, 32/2 (451–456).

Evidence for an intrabasinal source and multiple concentrationprocesses in the formation of the carbon leader reef, Wit-water-srand Supergroup, South AfricaLarge R.R., Meffre S., Burnett R., Guy B., Bull S., Gilbert S., GoemannK. & Danyushevsky L., Economic Geology, 2013, 108/6(1215–1241).

Pyrite zoning as a record of mineralization in the venters-dorpcontact reef, Witwatersrand Basin, South AfricaAgangi A., Hofmann A. & Wohlgemuth-Ueberwasser C.C., EconomicGeology, 2013, 108/6 (1243–1272).

The Na–Mg–Fe–Ti oxide mineral in association with picroil-me-nite and freudenbergite from kimberlite of the AK8 pipe, Bots-wana (natural and experimental data)Anashkin S.M., Bovkun A.V., Litvin Yu.A. & Garanin V.K., DokladyEarth Sciences, 2013, 451/2 (849–854).

Conditions of magma crystallization in the henties bay-outjodyke swarm, namibia: Implications for the feeder system ofcontinental flood basaltsKeiding J.K., Frei O., Renno A.D., Veksler I.V. & Trumbull R.B., Lithos,2013, 179/– (16–27).

Influence of soil components on phosphorus availability insome soils of EgyptWahba M.M., Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment,2013, 17/9 (58–65).

Multiple sulfur and carbon isotope composition of sedimentsfrom the Belingwe Greenstone Belt (Zimbabwe): A biogenicmethane regulation on mass independent fractionation of sul-fur during the Neoarchean?Thomazo C., Nisbet E.G., Grassineau N.V., Peters M. & Strauss H.,Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013, 121/– (120–138).

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Assessment of sea water Nd isotope signatures extracted fromforaminiferal shells and authigenic phases of Gulf of GuineasedimentsKraft S., Frank M., Hathorne E.C. & Weldeab S., Geochimica etCosmochimica Acta, 2013, 121/– (414–435).

Petroleum geochemistry of cretaceous outcrops from the cala-bar flank, southeastern nigeriaEkpo B.O., Essien N., Fubara E.P., Ibok U.J., Ukpabio E.J. & Wehner H.,Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2013, 48/– (171–185).

Assessing groundwater quality of the shallow alluvial aquifersystem in the Midyan Basin, northwestern Saudi ArabiaBatayneh A., Laboun A., Qaisy S., Ghrefat H., Zumlot T., Zaman H.,Elawadi E., Mogren S. & Al-Qudah K., Arab Gulf Journal of ScientificResearch, 2012, 30/1 (7–13).

Trace elements in the gas emissions from the Erta Ale volcano,Afar, EthiopiaZelenski M.E., Fischer T.P., de Moor J.M., Marty B., Zim-mermann L.,Ayalew D., Nekrasov A.N. & Karandashev V.K., Chemical Geology,2013, 357/– (95–116).

Geochronology

In situ UPb age determination and SrNd isotopic analysis ofperovskite from the Premier (Cullinan) kimberlite,South AfricaWu F.-Y., Mitchell R.H., Li Q.-L., Sun J., Liu C.-Z. & Yang Y.-H., Che-mical Geology, 2013, 353/– (83–95).

The 1750 Ma Magmatic Event of the West African Craton (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)Youbi N., Kouyaté D., Söderlund U., Ernst R.E., Soulaimani A., HafidA., Ikenne M., El Bahat A., Bertrand H., Rkha Cha-ham K., Ben AbbouM., Mortaji A., El Ghorfi M., Zouhair M. & El Janati M., PrecambrianResearch, 2013, 236/– (106–123).

The Pan-African quartz-syenite of Guider (north-Cameroon):Magnetic fabric and U–Pb dating of a late-orogenicemplacementDawaï D., Bouchez J.-L., Paquette J.-L. & Tchameni R., PrecambrianResearch, 2013, 236/– (132–144).

A Rodinian suture in western India: New insights onIndia–Madagascar correlationsIshwar-Kumar C., Windley B.F., Horie K., Kato T., Hokada T., Itaya T.,Yagi K., Gouzu C. & Sajeev K., Precambrian Research, 2013,236/– (227–251).

Depositional age of the early Paleoproterozoic KlipputsMember, Nelani Formation (Ghaap Group, TransvaalSupergroup, South Africa) and implications for low-levelRe–Os geochronology and Paleoproterozoic global correla-tionsKendall B., van Acken D. & Creaser R.A., Precambrian Research,2013, 237/– (1–12).

Generation of early Archaean felsic greenstone volcanic rocksthrough crustal melting in the Kaapvaal, craton, southern AfricaKröner A., Elis Hoffmann J., Xie H., Wu F., Münker C., Heg-ner E.,Wong J., Wan Y. & Liu D., Earth and Planetary Science Letters,2013, 381/– (188–197).

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Comparison of the metamorphic history of the MonapoComplex, northern Mozambique and Balchenfjella andAusthameren areas, Sør Rondane, Antarctica: Implications forthe Kuunga Orogeny and the amalgamation of N and S.GondwanaGrantham G.H., Macey P.H., Horie K., Kawakami T., Ishikawa M.,Satish-Kumar M., Tsuchiya N., Graser P. & Azevedo S., PrecambrianResearch, 2013, 234/– (85–135).

The Intra-Continental Al Madinah Volcanic Field, Western SaudiArabia: A Proposal to Establish Harrat Al Madinah as the FirstVolcanic Geopark in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMoufti M.R. & Németh K., Geoheritage, 2013, 5/3 (185–206).

Mantle oddities: A sulphate fluid preserved in a MARIDxenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite (Kimberley, SouthAfrica)Giuliani A., Phillips D., Fiorentini M.L., Kendrick M.A., Maas R., WingB.A., Woodhead J.D., Bui T.H. & Kamenetsky V.S., Earth and Plane-tary Science Letters, 2013, 376/– (74–86).

Petrographic and structural analysis of the Precambrian rocksin the Zalbi Sector, northwest Léré, ChadSun F., Tekoum L., Doumnang J.C., Tchameni R. & Ganwa A.A., Aus-tralian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2013, 60/5 (649–658).

Late Ediacaran (605–580Ma) post-collisional alkaline mag-ma-tism in the Arabian–Nubian Shield: A case study of Serbalring-shaped intrusion, southern Sinai, EgyptAzer M.K., Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2013, 77/– (203–223).

The residual or roof zone of the bushveld complex, South AfricaCawthorn R.G., Journal of Petrology, 2013, 54/9 (1875–1900).

Multi-scale characterization of pore evolution in a combustionmetamorphic complex, Hatrurim basin, Israel: Combining (ul-tra) small-angle neutron scattering and image analysisWang H.-W., Anovitz L.M., Burg A., Cole D.R., Allard L.F., JacksonA.J., Stack A.G. & Rother G., Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,2013, 121/– (339–362).

Petrogenesis of amphibolites from the Neoproterozoic YaoundeGroup (Cameroon, Central Africa): Evidence of MORB and impli-cations on their geodynamic evolutionOwona S., Mbola-Ndzana S.P., Mpesse J.E., Mvondo-Ondoa J., SchulzB., Pfänder J., Jegouzo P., Affaton P., Ratschbacher L. & Ekodeck G.E.,Comunicacoes Geologicas, 2013, 100/1 (5–13).

Petrogenesis of the melilititic and nephelinitic rock suites inthe Lake Natron-Engaruka monogenetic volcanic field, north-ern TanzaniaMattsson H.B., Nandedkar R.H. & Ulmer P., Lithos, 2013, 179/–(175–192).

Sedimentary Geology

Sedimentology and permeability distribution of the ajali sand-stone around Odugbo, North Central Nigeria

Odedede O. & Adaikpoh E.O., Journal of Geography and Geology,2013, 5/3 (1–11).

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The rate and mechanism of deep-sea glauconite formation atthe Ivory Coast-Ghana Marginal RidgeBaldermann A., Warr L.N., Grathoff G.H. & Dietzel M., Clays andClay Minerals, 2013, 61/3 (258–276).

Suspended sediment transport by rivers in the differentclimatic zones of Cameroon (Central Africa)Lienou G., Mahe G., Sigha-Mkamdjou L., Paturel J.E., Nwalal J. &Nlozoa J., IAHS-AISH Publication, 2012, 356/– (98–103).

Sediment source tracing in the Thina catchment, Eastern Cape,South AfricaRowntree K., Mzobe P. & Van Der Waal B., IAHS-AISH Publication,2012, 356/– (404–411).

Medium resolution satellite imagery as a tool for monitoringshoreline change. Case study of the Eastern coast of GhanaJayson-Quashigah P.-N., Addo K.A. & Kodzo K.S., Journal of CoastalResearch, 2013, –/SPEC. ISSUE 65 (511–516).

A note on contrasting morphodynamics of two beach systemswith different backshores, Tetouan coast, northwest Morocco:The role of grain size and human-altered dune morphologyEl Mrini A., Anthony E.J., Taaouati M., Nachite D. & Maanan M.,Journal of Coastal Research, 2013, –/SPEC. ISSUE 65 (1283–1288).

Discordance of erosional tempos: A non-linear and scale depen-dent evolution in the orange river basin (Southern Africa)Lageat Y., Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 2013, 36/1(107–118).

Stratigraphy

Glacitectonic deformation in the chuos formation of northernnamibia: Implications for neoproterozoic ice dynamicsBusfield M.E. & Le Heron D.P., Proceedings of the Geologists’ Asso-ciation, 2013, 124/5 (778–789).

The drift history of Adria and Africa from 280Ma to Present, Jur-assic true polar wander, and zonal climate control on Tethyansedimentary faciesMuttoni G., Dallanave E. & Channell J.E.T., Palaeogeography, Palaeo-climatology Palaeoecology, 2013, 386/– (415–435).

Study of a Neogene basin dynamics: The "Bizerte basin", north-eastern Tunisia: Relevance to the global Messinian Salinity CrisisHarrab S., Mannai-Tayech B., Rabhi M. & Zargouni F., Comptes Re-ndus – Geoscience, 2013, 345/5–6 (251–261).

Tracing the past Kay Behrensmeyer went in search of ancientclimate cycles on a core drilling project in KenyaBehrensmeyer K., Geodrilling International, 2013, /SEPTEMBER(27–28).

Paleokarst shafts in the western desert of Egypt: A uniquelandscapeMostafa A., Acta Carsologica, 2013, 42/1 (49–60).

The Quaternary

Ancient charcoal as a natural archive for paleofire regime andvegetation change in the Mayumbe, Democratic Republic ofthe Congo

Hubau W., Van den Bulcke J., Kitin P., Mees F., Baert G., VerschurenD., Nsenga L., Van Acker J. & Beeckman H., Quaternary Research(United States), 2013, 80/2 (326–340).

Middle palaeolithic occupation in the thar desert during theupper pleistocene: The signature of a modern human exit outof Africa?Blinkhorn J., Achyuthan H., Petraglia M. & Ditchfield P., QuaternaryScience Reviews, 2013, 77/– (233–238).

A thermoluminescence (TL) analysis of ceramics from cairns inJordan: Using TL to integrate off-site features into regionalchronologiesFraser J.A. & Price D.M., Applied Clay Science, 2013, 82/1(24–30).

Quantification of climate change for the last 20,000years fromWonderkrater, South Africa: Implications for the long-term dy-namics of the Intertropical Convergence ZoneTruc L., Chevalier M., Favier C., Cheddadi R., Meadows M.E., Scott L.,Carr A.S., Smith G.F. & Chase B.M., Palaeogeography, Palaeoclima-tology, Palaeoecology, 2013, 386/– (575–587).

Origins of the iberomaurusian in NW Africa: New AMS radiocar-bon dating of the middle and later stone age deposits at taforaltcave, MoroccoBarton R.N.E., Bouzouggar A., Hogue J.T., Lee S., Collcutt S.N. &Ditchfield P., Journal of Human Evolution, 2013, 65/3(266–281).

Holocene environmental change and human impact in NEMorocco: Palaeobotanical evidence from Ifri OudadaneZapata L., López-Sáez J.A., Ruiz-Alonso M., Linstädter J., Pérez-Jo rdàG., Morales J., Kehl M. & Peña-Chocarro L., Holocene, 2013, 23/9(1286–1296).

Evolution of Middle to Late Pleistocene sandy calcareous pa-leosols underlying the northwestern Negev Desert Dunefield(Israel)Roskin J., Katra I., Porat N. & Zilberman E., Palaeogeography, Palaeo-climatology, Palaeoecology, 2013, 387/– (134–152).

A 7500-year strontium isotope record from the northwesternNile delta (Maryut lagoon, Egypt)Flaux C., Claude C., Marriner N. & Morhange C., Quaternary ScienceReviews, 2013, 78/– (22–33).

Late-Holocene and recent hydroclimatic variability in the cen-tral Kenya Rift Valley: The sediment record of hyper-salinelakes Bogoria, Nakuru and ElementeitaDe Cort G., Bessems I., Keppens E., Mees F., Cumming B. &Verschuren D., Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecol-ogy, 2013, 388/– (69–80).

Abrupt shifts of the Sahara-Sahel boundary during HeinrichstadialsCollins J.A., Govin A., Mulitza S., Heslop D., Zabel M., Hart-mann J.,Röhl U. & Wefer G., Climate of the Past, 2013, 9/3(1181–1191).

Assessing coastal vulnerability index to climate change: thecase of Accra – GhanaAddo K.A., Journal of Coastal Research, 2013, –/SPEC. ISSUE 65(1892–1897).

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Tortoise taphonomy and tortoise butchery patterns at Blom-bosCave, South AfricaThompson J.C. & Henshilwood C.S., Journal of ArchaeologicalScience, 2014, 41/– (214–229).

Geomorphology and sedimentary structures of upperpleistocene to holocene alluvium within the nyabarongo valley(Rwanda). Palaeo-climate and palaeo-environmentalimplicationsWassmer P., Schwartz D., Gomez C., Ward S. & Barrere P., GeografiaFisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 2013, 36/1 (199–210).

Optical dating of sediments in Wadi Sabra (SW Jordan)Klasen N., Hilgers A., Schmidt C., Bertrams M., Schyle D., LehmkuhlF., Richter J. & Radtke U., Quaternary Geochronology, 2013, 18/–(9–16).

Palaeontology

A leopard ate a chimpanzee: First evidence from East AfricaNakazawa N., Hanamura S., Inoue E., Nakatsukasa M. & NakamuraM., Journal of Human Evolution, 2013, 65/3 (334–337).

Fossil leaves from Lukeino, a 6-million-year-old Formation inthe Baringo Basin, KenyaBamford M.K., Senut B. & Pickford M., Geobios, 2013, 46/4(253–272).

Santonian–Campanian planktonic foraminifera from Tanzania,Shatsky Rise and Exmouth Plateau: Species depth ecology andpaleoceanographic inferencesFalzoni F., Petrizzo M.R., MacLeod K.G. & Huber B.T., Marine Micro-paleontology, 2013, 103/– (15–29).

Using fluorescence of bones and teeth to detect remains of theeastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) in archaeological depositsMoncrief N.D. & Dooley Jr. A.C., Southeastern Archaeology, 2013,32/1 (46–53).

Hypersaline benthic foraminifera from the Shuaiba Lagoon,eastern Red Sea, Saudi Arabia: Their environmental controlsand usefulness in sea-level reconstructionAbu-Zied R.H. & Bantan R.A., Marine Micropaleontology, 2013,103/– (51–67).

Additions to the sauropod dinosaur fauna of the Cenomanian(early Late Cretaceous) Kem Kem beds of Morocco: Palaeobio-geographical implications of the mid-Cretaceous African sauro-pod fossil recordMannion P.D. & Barrett P.M., Cretaceous Research, 2013, 45/–(49–59).

Structural Geology and Tectonics

Iranian ultrapotassic volcanism at 11 Ma signifies the initiationof post-collisional magmatism in the Arabia–Eurasia collisionzonePang K.-N., Chung S.-L., Zarrinkoub M.H., Lin Y.-C., Lee H.-Y., Lo C.-H. & Khatib M.M., Terra Nova, 2013, 25/5 (405–413).

A re-evaluation of arc-continent collision and along-arc varia-tion in the Bismarck Sea region, Papua New GuineaHolm R.J. & Richards S.W., Australian Journal of Earth Sciences,2013, 60/5 (605–619).

Role of the palaeogene-recent sinistral El-Kabir lineament andthe associated transtensional neogene-recent el-kabir basin(northern Syria) in distributed deformation between the Afri-can and Eurasian platesHardenberg M.F. & Robertson A.H.F., Geological Society SpecialPublication, 2013, 372/1 (447–471).

Cenozoic tectonics and evolution of the euphrates valley inSyriaTrifonov V.G., Bachmanov D.M., Ali O., Dodonov A.E., Ivanova T.P.,Syas’Ko A.A., Kachaev A.V., Grib N.N., Imaev V.S., Ali M. & Al-KafriA.M., Geological Society Special Publication, 2013, 372/1 (615–635).

Geophysics

Integrated potential field study on the subsurface structuralcharacterization of the area North Bahariya Oasis, Western De-sert, EgyptElkhodary S.T. & Youssef M.A.S., Arabian Journal of Geosciences,2013, 6/9 (3185–3200).

Modeling and risk assessment of landslides using fuzzy logic.Application on the slopes of the Algerian Tell (Algeria)Guettouche M.S., Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3163–3173).

A geostatistical approach for groundwater head monitoringnetwork optimisation: Case of the Sfax superficial aquifer(Tunisia)Triki I., Zairi M. & Ben Dhia H., Water and Environment Journal,2013, 27/3 (362–372).

The estimation and significance of Dar-Zarrouk parameters inthe exploration of quality affecting the Gulf of Aqaba coastalaquifer systemsBatayneh A.T., Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2013, 17/3 (623–635).

Mantle transition zone thinning beneath eastern Africa: Evi-dence for a whole-mantle superplume structureMulibo G.D. & Nyblade A.A., Geophysical Research Letters, 2013,40/14 (3562–3566).

Sinkhole precursors along the Dead Sea, Israel, revealed by SARinterferometryNof R.N., Baer G., Ziv A., Raz E., Atzori S. & Salvi S., Geology, 2013,41/9 (1019–1022).

Overview of the magnetic signatures of the palaeoproterozoicrustenburg layered suite, bushveld complex, South AfricaCole J., Finn C.A. & Webb S.J., Precambrian Research, 2013, 236/–(193–213).

Paleointensity results from the late-Archaean Modipe Gab-broof BotswanaMuxworthy A.R., Evans M.E., Scourfield S.J. & King J.G., Geo-chemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2013, 14/7 (2198–2205).

Seismology

Seismicity and seismotectonics of the Gulf of Aqaba regionEl-Isa Z.H., Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3437–3449).

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The role of geophysical and seismological data in evaluating thesubsurface structures and tectonic trends of Nile Delta, EgyptSaleh S., Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3201–3216).

Constraints on the tectonic evolution of the westernmost Med-iterranean and northwestern Africa from shear wave splittinganalysisMiller M.S., Allam A.A., Becker T.W., Di Leo J.F. & Wookey J., Earthand Planetary Science Letters, 2013, 375/– (234–243).

Engineering Geology

Integrated geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological inves-tigation of shallow groundwater resources in parts of the Ikom-Mamfe Embayment and the adjoining areas in Cross River State,NigeriaAkpan A.E., Ugbaja A.N. & George N.J., Environmental EarthSciences, 2013, 70/3 (1435–1456).

Numerical Simulation of Submarine Groundwater Flow in theCoastal Aquifer at the Palmahim Area, the Mediterranean Coastof IsraelAmir N., Kafri U., Herut B. & Shalev E., Water Resources Manage-ment, 2013, 27/11 (4005–4020).

Characteristics of the aquifer systems in Wadi Kafrain Catch-ment area, JordanTa’any R.A., Al-Syaheen A.I. & Jiries A.J., Journal of EnvironmentalHydrology, 2013, 21/–.

Mechanical stabilization of a migmatite gneiss-derived lat-eri-tic soil from southwestern nigeriaAdeyemi G.O. & Afolagboye L.O., Electronic Journal of GeotechnicalEngineering, 2013, 18 J/– (1847–1858).

Environmental Geology

Geochemistry and quality assessment of groundwater usinggraphical and multivariate statistical methods. A case study:Grombalia phreatic aquifer (Northeastern Tunisia)Tlili-Zrelli B., hamzaoui-Azaza F., Gueddari M. & Bouhlila R., Ara-bian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3545–3561).

Utilities of Landsat 7 data and selective image processing incharacterization of radioactivity zones of Wadi Baba-Wadi Sha-lal Area, Westcentral Sinai, EgyptBishta A.Z., Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, 6/9 (3513–3526).

Use of isotopic tracers to characterize the interaction of watercomponents and nitrate contamination in the arid Rasafeh area(Syria)Al-Charideh A. & Hasan A., Environmental Earth Sciences, 2013, 70/1 (71–82).Groundwater flow and radioactivity in Namaqualand, SouthAfricaAbiye T.A. & Leshomo J.T., Environmental Earth Sciences, 2013, 70/1 (281–293).

Saltwater intrusion and nitrate pollution in the coastal aquiferof Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaMtoni Y., Mjemah I.C., Bakundukize C., Van Camp M., Martens K. &Walraevens K., Environmental Earth Sciences, 2013,70/3 (1091–1111).

Factors contributing to heavy metal accumulation in sedimentsand in the intertidal mussel Perna perna in the Gulf of Annaba(Algeria)Belabed B.-E., Laffray X., Dhib A., Fertouna-Belakhal M., Turki S. &Aleya L., Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2013, 74/1 (477–489).

Heavy metal contamination in sediments and mangroves fromthe coast of Red Sea: Avicennia marina as potential metalbioaccumulatorUsman A.R.A., Alkredaa R.S. & Al-Wabel M.I., Ecotoxicology and En-vironmental Safety, 2013, 97/– (263–270).

Population health risk due to dietary intake of toxic heavy me-tals from Spinacia oleracea harvested from soils collected inand around Tshwane, South AfricaLion G.N. & Olowoyo J.O., South African Journal of Botany, 2013,88/– (178–182).

Brominated flame-retardants in sub-Saharan Africa: Burdens ininland and coastal sediments in the eThekwini metropolitanmunicipality, South AfricaLa Guardia M.J., Hale R.C. & Newman B., Environmental Science andTechnology, 2013, 47/17 (9643–9650).

Effects of land use, slope gradient, and soil and water conserva-tion structures on runoff and soil loss in semi-arid NorthernEthiopiaTaye G., Poesen J., Wesemael B.V., Vanmaercke M., Teka D., DeckersJ., Goosse T., Maetens W., Nyssen J., Hallet V. & Haregeweyn N.,Physical Geography, 2013, 34/3 (236–259).

A silvicultural approach to volume yield, biodiversity and soilfertility restoration of degraded natural forest in South-WestNigeriaLawal A. & Adekunle V.A.J., International Journal of BiodiversityScience, Ecosystems Services and Management, 2013, 9/3 (201–214).

Assessment of lead and copper in fish and soil sediments in Kir-inyaga South District, KenyaGathumbi J.K., Kanja L.W., Maitho T.E., Mbaria J.M., NduhiuJ.G., Gitau F.K., Nderitu J.G., Lucy M.W. & Maloba K., Journalof Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, 2013, 8/3(145–150).

Impact of waste disposal site on groundwater at bolorunduroarea of Akure, Ondo State, NigeriaOdunaike R.K., Laoye J.A., Adebesin B.O., Inyinbor A.A. & Dada A.O.,Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, 2013, 8/3(171–178).

Occurrence, fate and environmental risk assessment ofendocrine disrupting compounds at the wastewater treatmentworks in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)Manickum T. & John W., Science of the Total Environment, 2013,468–469/– (584–597).

Economic Geology

A review of 40 years of hydrological science and practice inSouthern Africa using the Pitman rainfall–runoff modelHughes D.A., Journal of Hydrology, 2013, 501/– (111–124).

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The Kamoa copper deposit, democratic republic of Congo:Stratigraphy, diagenetic and hydrothermal alteration, andmineralizationSchmandt D., Broughton D., Hitzman M.W., Plink-Bjorklund P.,Edwards D. & Humphrey J., Economic Geology, 2013, 108/6(1301–1324).

The Oued Belif hematite-rich breccia: A Miocene iron oxideCu–Au-(U-REE) deposit in the Nefza mining district, TunisiaDecrée S., Marignac C., De Putter T., Yans J., Clauer N., Der-mech M.,Aloui K. & Baele J.-M., Economic Geology, 2013, 108/6 (1425–1457).

Energy Sources

Identification and numerical modelling of hydrocarbon leakagein the Lower Congo Basin: Implications on the genesis of km-wide seafloor mounded structuresAnka Z., Ondrak R., Kowitz A. & Schødt N., Tectonophysics, 2013,604/– (153–171).

Major controlling factors on hydrocarbon generation and leak-age in South Atlantic conjugate margins: A comparative studyof Colorado, Orange, Campos and Lower Congo basinsMarcano G., Anka Z. & di Primio R., Tectonophysics, 2013, 604/–(172–190).

Isfir Al-Mahata: A newly discovered subsurface oil shale depositin southern JordanAlnawafleh H., Tarawneh K., Ghannam A. & Abu-Sa’ad L., Journal ofGeography and Geology, 2013, 5/3 (12–21).

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