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Daniel Demaiffe is a researcher affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Geophysics, Paleontology, Archaeology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Artificial Intelligence. Their work spans several subfields that contribute to a comprehensive understanding of geological formations, cultural heritage materials, and ancient environmental studies.

The scientist's research encompasses a variety of topics that include:

  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Recent publications by Daniel Demaiffe reflect a focus on geological and geochemical subjects as well as cultural heritage analysis. These include:

  • "The Tajno ultramafic-alkaline-carbonatite massif, NE Poland: a review. Geophysics, petrology, geochronology and isotopic signature", 2020, Geological Quarterly
  • "Upper Cretaceous intrusives in the Coastal Cordillera near Valdivia: forearc magmatism related to the passage of a triple junction?", 2021, Andean geology
  • "Tracking the source of lead of medieval glazed pottery of the Meuse valley (Belgium) through lead isotope analyses", 2022, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • "Geophysical and Petrological Constraints for Ultramafic-Alkaline-Carbonatite Magmatism in the Tajno Intrusion, NE Poland", 2020, Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • "Tracking the Source of Lead of Medieval Glazed Pottery of the Meuse Valley (Belgium) Through Lead Isotope Analyses", 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Daniel Demaiffe has frequently collaborated with several researchers who have contributed to multiple publications. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Janina Wiszniewska
  • Ewa Krzemińska
  • Zdzisław Petecki
  • Anna Grabarczyk
  • Éric Goemaere

The scientist's work is published across venues such as:

  • Geological Quarterly
  • Andean Geology
  • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • The Cameroon Hot Line (CHL): A unique example of active alkaline intraplate structure in both oceanic and continental lithospheres

    Bernard Déruelle;Ismaïla Ngounouno;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Redistribution of rare earth elements, thorium, and uranium over accessory minerals in the course of amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism: The role of apatite and monazite in orthogneisses from southwestern Norway

    Bernard Bingen;Daniel Demaiffe;Jan Hertogen

  • Petrogenesis of Neoproterozoic Granitoids and Related Rocks from the Seychelles: the Case for an Andean-type Arc Origin

    L.D. Ashwal;Daniel Demaiffe;Trond Torsvik

  • The 616 Ma Old Egersund Basaltic Dike Swarm, Sw Norway, and Late Neoproterozoic Opening of the Iapetus Ocean

    Bernard Bingen;Daniel Demaiffe;O. Van Breemen

  • Petrogenetic processes in the ultramafic, alkaline and carbonatitic magmatism in the Kola Alkaline Province: A review

    Hilary Downes;Elena Balaganskaya;Andrew Beard;Ruslan Liferovich

  • Sr and O isotope constraints on source and crustal contamination in the high-K calc-alkaline and shoshonitic neogene volcanic rocks of SE Spain

    Rocio Benito;José López-Ruiz;José María Cebriá;Jan Hertogen

  • Nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition in the diamonds of Mbuji Mayi (Zaïre)

    Marc Javoy;Françoise Pineau;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Derivation of the 1.0-0.9 Ga ferro-potassic A-type granitoids of southern Norway by extreme differentiation from basic magmas

    Jacqueline Vander Auwera;Michel Bogaerts;Jean-Paul Liégeois;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Petrology of the bimodal Cenozoic volcanism of the Kapsiki plateau (northernmost Cameroon, Central Africa)

    Ismaïla Ngounouno;Bernard Déruelle;Daniel Demaiffe

  • UPb and LuHf isotopes in baddeleyite and zircon megacrysts from the Mbuji-Mayi kimberlite: constraints on the subcontinental mantle

    Urs Schärer;Fernando Corfu;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Strontium isotope composition as a tracer of calcium sources in two forest ecosystems in Belgium

    Thomas Drouet;Jacques Herbauts;Wolf Gruber;Daniel Demaiffe

  • UPb and RbSr geochronology of the eastern part of the south Rogaland igneous complex, southern Norway

    Paul Pasteels;Daniel Demaiffe;Jean Michot

  • Petrological and geochemical (trace elements and Sr–Nd isotopes) characteristics of the Paleozoic Kovdor ultramafic, alkaline and carbonatite intrusion (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia)

    Anne Verhulst;Elena Balaganskaya;Y. Kirnarsky;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Anhydrite-bearing pumices from Mount Pinatubo: further evidence for the existence of sulphur-rich silicic magmas

    Alain Bernard;Daniel Demaiffe;Nadine Mattielli;Raymundo Punongbayan

  • Rare gas isotopes and parent trace elements in ultrabasic-alkaline-carbonatite complexes, Kola Peninsula: Identification of lower mantle plume component

    Igor Tolstikhin;Igor Kamensky;Brice Marty;Valentin Nivin

  • Trace Elements and Anorthosite Genesis

    Jean-Clair Duchesne;Daniel Demaiffe

  • Rare earth element geochemistry and strontium isotopic composition of a massif-type anorthositic-charnockitic body: the Hidra Massif (Rogaland, SW Norway)

    Daniel Demaiffe;Jan Hertogen

  • A tectonic model for the location of Palaeozoic ring complexes in Aïr (Niger, West Africa)

    Christian Moreau;Daniel Demaiffe;Yves Bellion;Anne-Marie Boullier

  • Tchabal Nganha volcano in Adamawa (Cameroon): petrology of a continental alkaline lava series

    Alexandre Nono;Bernard Déruelle;Daniel Demaiffe;Robert Kambou

  • Rare-earth data on monzonoritic rocks related to anorthosites and their bearing on the nature of the parental magma of the anorthositic series

    J.C. Duchesne;I. Roelandts;D. Demaiffe;J. Hertogen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Liégeois
Jean-Paul Liégeois Royal Museum for Central Africa
Jean-Clair Duchesne
Jean-Clair Duchesne University of Liège
Dominique Weis
Dominique Weis University of British Columbia
Bernard Bingen
Bernard Bingen Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jan Hertogen
Jan Hertogen KU Leuven
Jacqueline Vander Auwera
Jacqueline Vander Auwera University of Liège
Daniel Ohnenstetter
Daniel Ohnenstetter Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Nadine Mattielli
Nadine Mattielli Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
Hilary Downes
Hilary Downes Birkbeck, University of London

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