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Julien Mercadier is affiliated with the French National Centre for Scientific Research in France. Their research spans numerous topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science, with a strong focus on geophysics and artificial intelligence among other subfields.

The scientist's work primarily covers the following main topics:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Key frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Michel Cuney
  • Étienne Deloule
  • Patrick Carr
  • Patrick Ledru
  • Gaétan Milesi

Mercadier contributes regularly to several scientific journals, with multiple publications in the following venues:

  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Examples of recent publications include:

  • Unravelling the processes controlling apatite formation in the Phalaborwa Complex (South Africa) based on combined cathodoluminescence, LA-ICPMS and in-situ O and Sr isotope analyses, 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Handheld LIBS analysis for in situ quantification of Li and detection of the trace elements (Be, Rb and Cs), 2022, Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Evolution of the uranium mineralisation in the Zoujiashan deposit, Xiangshan ore field: Implications for the genesis of volcanic-related hydrothermal U deposits in South China, 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Classification of Sandstone-Related Uranium Deposits, 2022, Journal of Earth Science
  • Analyses of Li-Rich Minerals Using Handheld LIBS Tool, 2021, Data

Best Publications

  • Origin of uranium deposits revealed by their rare earth element signature

    Julien Mercadier;Michel Cuney;Philippe Lach;Marie-Christine Boiron

  • Giant uranium deposits formed from exceptionally uranium-rich acidic brines

    Antonin Richard;Christophe Rozsypal;Julien Mercadier;Julien Mercadier;David A. Banks

  • Uranium deposits associated with Na-metasomatism from central Ukraine: A review of some of the major deposits and genetic constraints

    Michel Cuney;Alexander Emetz;Julien Mercadier;Volodymyr Mykchaylov

  • An evaporated seawater origin for the ore-forming brines in unconformity-related uranium deposits (Athabasca Basin, Canada): Cl/Br and δ37Cl analysis of fluid inclusions

    Antonin Richard;David A. Banks;Julien Mercadier;Marie-Christine Boiron

  • Brine–rock interaction in the Athabasca basement (McArthur River U deposit, Canada): consequences for fluid chemistry and uranium uptake

    Antonin Richard;Thomas Pettke;Michel Cathelineau;Marie-Christine Boiron

  • Coupled uranium mineralisation and bacterial sulphate reduction for the genesis of the Baxingtu sandstone-hosted U deposit, SW Songliao Basin, NE China

    Christophe Bonnetti;Christophe Bonnetti;Xiaodong Liu;Xiaodong Liu;Yan Zhaobin;Michel Cuney

  • Migration of brines in the basement rocks of the Athabasca Basin through microfracture networks (P-Patch U deposit, Canada)

    Julien Mercadier;Antonin Richard;Marie-Christine Boiron;Michel Cathelineau

  • The genesis of granite-related hydrothermal uranium deposits in the Xiazhuang and Zhuguang ore fields, North Guangdong Province, SE China: Insights from mineralogical, trace elements and U-Pb isotopes signatures of the U mineralisation

    Christophe Bonnetti;Xiaodong Liu;Julien Mercadier;Michel Cuney

  • Boron- and magnesium-rich marine brines at the origin of giant unconformity-related uranium deposits: δ11B evidence from Mg-tourmalines

    Julien Mercadier;Antonin Richard;Michel Cathelineau

  • Metal-rich fluid inclusions provide new insights into unconformity-related U deposits (Athabasca Basin and Basement, Canada)

    Antonin Richard;Michel Cathelineau;Marie-Christine Boiron;Julien Mercadier

  • Tracing metal sources in peribatholitic hydrothermal W deposits based on the chemical composition of wolframite: The example of the Variscan French Massif Central

    Matthieu Harlaux;Julien Mercadier;Christian Marignac;Chantal Peiffert

  • Multiple fluids involved in granite-related W-Sn deposits from the world-class Jiangxi province (China)

    Hélène Legros;Antonin Richard;Alexandre Tarantola;Kalin Kouzmanov

  • 40 Ma of hydrothermal W mineralization during the Variscan orogenic evolution of the French Massif Central revealed by U-Pb dating of wolframite

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  • In Situ Quantitative Measurement of Rare Earth Elements in Uranium Oxides by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

    Philippe Lach;Julien Mercadier;Julien Mercadier;Jean Dubessy;Marie-Christine Boiron

  • Magmatic and Metamorphic Uraninite Mineralization in the Western Margin of the Trans-Hudson Orogen (Saskatchewan, Canada): A Uranium Source for Unconformity-Related Uranium Deposits?

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  • U redox fronts and kaolinisation in basement-hosted unconformity-related U ores of the Athabasca Basin (Canada): late U remobilisation by meteoric fluids

    Julien Mercadier;Michel Cuney;Michel Cathelineau;Mathieu Lacorde

  • Magmatic and hydrothermal behavior of uranium in syntectonic leucogranites: The uranium mineralization associated with the Hercynian Guérande granite (Armorican Massif, France)

    C. Ballouard;M. Poujol;P. Boulvais;J. Mercadier

  • Detailed paragenesis and Li-mica compositions as recorders of the magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Maoping W-Sn deposit (Jiangxi, China)

    Hélène Legros;Christian Marignac;Christian Marignac;Julien Mercadier;Michel Cuney

  • Geochemical Signature of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Fluids Exsolved from the Beauvoir Rare-Metal Granite (Massif Central, France): Insights from LA-ICPMS Analysis of Primary Fluid Inclusions

    Matthieu Harlaux;Julien Mercadier;Wilédio Marc-Emile Bonzi;Valentin Kremer

  • Geochemical signatures of uranium oxides in the Lufilian belt: From unconformity-related to syn-metamorphic uranium deposits during the Pan-African orogenic cycle

    Aurélien Eglinger;Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer;Olivier Vanderhaeghe;Julien Mercadier

  • 40 Ma of hydrothermal W mineralization during the Variscan orogenic evolution of the French Massif Central revealed by U-Pb dating of wolframite

    Matthieu Harlaux;Matthieu Harlaux;Rolf L. Romer;Julien Mercadier;Christophe Morlot

  • Metal-rich fluid inclusions provide new insights into unconformity-related U deposits (Athabasca Basin and Basement, Canada) - Electronic Supplementary Material

    Antonin Richard;Michel Cathelineau;Marie-Christine Boiron;Julien Mercadier

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Cuney
Michel Cuney University of Lorraine
Michel Cathelineau
Michel Cathelineau University of Lorraine
Christian Marignac
Christian Marignac University of Lorraine
Marie-Christine Boiron
Marie-Christine Boiron University of Lorraine
Etienne Deloule
Etienne Deloule University of Lorraine
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
Rucheng Wang
Rucheng Wang Nanjing University
David A. Banks
David A. Banks University of Leeds
Daniel Beaufort
Daniel Beaufort University of Poitiers

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