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Marie-Christine Boiron

Marie-Christine Boiron

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Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
6609
World Ranking
3141
National Ranking
219

Overview

Marie-Christine Boiron is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial work in Geophysics and Geochemistry and Petrology, as well as contributions in Artificial Intelligence, Inorganic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist has produced numerous publications addressing various topics within geological and geochemical studies. Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Among recent notable papers are the following:

  • Groundwater in sedimentary basins as potential lithium resource: a global prospective study (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • An arsenic-driven pump for invisible gold in hydrothermal systems (2021, Geochemical Perspectives Letters)
  • Incipient Wolframite Deposition at Panasqueira (Portugal): W-Rich Rutile and Tourmaline Compositions as Proxies for the Early Fluid Composition (2020, Economic Geology)
  • Poultry litter ash characterisation and recovery (2020, Waste Management)
  • Lithium enrichment processes in sedimentary formation waters (2023, Chemical Geology)

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as Minerals, Ore Geology Reviews, Chemical Geology, Journal of the Geological Society, and Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research.

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Michel Cathelineau, Chantal Peiffert, Elza Dugamin, Antonin Richard, and Frank Despinois.

Best Publications

  • LA-ICP-MS analyses of minor and trace elements and bulk Ge isotopes in zoned Ge-rich sphalerites from the Noailhac - Saint-Salvy deposit (France): Insights into incorporation mechanisms and ore deposition processes

    Rémi Belissont;Marie-Christine Boiron;Béatrice Luais;Michel Cathelineau

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

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

  • Sulfur radical species form gold deposits on Earth

    Gleb S. Pokrovski;Maria A. Kokh;Damien Guillaume;Anastassia Y. Borisova

  • Fluid flows and metal deposition near basement /cover unconformity: lessons and analogies from Pb–Zn–F–Ba systems for the understanding of Proterozoic U deposits

    M.-C. Boiron;M. Cathelineau;Antonin Richard

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

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

  • Fluid fractionation of tungsten during granite–pegmatite differentiation and the metal source of peribatholitic W quartz veins: Evidence from the Karagwe-Ankole Belt (Rwanda)

    Niels Hulsbosch;Marie-Christine Boiron;Stijn Dewaele;Philippe Muchez

  • Distribution and oxidation state of Ge, Cu and Fe in sphalerite by μ-XRF and K-edge μ-XANES: insights into Ge incorporation, partitioning and isotopic fractionation

    Rémi Belissont;Manuel Muñoz;Marie-Christine Boiron;Béatrice Luais

  • 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

  • Identification of fluid inclusions in relation to their host microstructural domains in quartz by cathodoluminescence

    M.C. Boiron;S. Essarraj;E. Sellier;M. Cathelineau

  • Mixing of metamorphic and surficial fluids during the uplift of the Hercynian upper crust: consequences for gold deposition

    Marie-Christine Boiron;Michel Cathelineau;David A Banks;Serge Fourcade

  • Determination of chlorinity in aqueous fluids using Raman spectroscopy of the stretching band of water at room temperature: Application to fluid inclusions

    Jean Dubessy;Thérèse Lhomme;Marie-Christine Boiron;Fernando Rull

  • 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

  • Determinations of water, hydrates and pH in fluid inclusions by micro-Raman spectrometry

    Jean Dubessy;Marie-Christine Boiron;Alain Moissette;Christophe Monnin

  • Paleo-fluid composition determined from individual fluid inclusions by Raman and LIBS: Application to mid-proterozoic evaporitic Na–Ca brines (Alligator Rivers Uranium Field, northern territories Australia)

    Donatienne Derome;Michel Cathelineau;Cécile Fabre;Marie-Christine Boiron

  • Advances in lithium analysis in solids by means of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: an exploratory study

    Cécile Fabre;Marie-Christine Boiron;Jean Dubessy;Aliouka Chabiron

  • 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

  • Penetration of surface-evaporated brines into the Proterozoic basement and deposition of Co and Ag at Bou Azzer (Morocco): Evidence from fluid inclusions

    Samira Essarraj;Marie-Christine Boiron;Michel Cathelineau;David A. Banks

  • Metallogenesis in the French part of the Variscan orogen. Part I: U preconcentrations in pre-Variscan and Variscan formations — a comparison with Sn, W and Au

    Michel Cuney;Marc Friedrich;Philippe Blumenfeld;Anne Bourguignon;Anne Bourguignon

  • Metallogenesis of the French part of the Variscan orogen. Part II: Time-space relationships between U, Au and SnW ore deposition and geodynamic events — mineralogical and UPb data

    Michel Cathelineau;Marie Christine Boiron;Philippe Holliger;Bernard Poty

  • 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

  • A major Late Jurassic fluid event at the basin/basement unconformity in western France: 40Ar/39Ar and K–Ar dating, fluid chemistry, and related geodynamic context

    Michel Cathelineau;Marie-Christine Boiron;Serge Fourcade;Gilles Ruffet

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Cathelineau
Michel Cathelineau University of Lorraine
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
David A. Banks
David A. Banks University of Leeds
Michel Cuney
Michel Cuney University of Lorraine
Serge Fourcade
Serge Fourcade University of Rennes
Christian Marignac
Christian Marignac University of Lorraine
Julien Mercadier
Julien Mercadier French National Centre for Scientific Research
Jean Dubessy
Jean Dubessy University of Lorraine
Cécile Fabre
Cécile Fabre University of Lorraine
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes

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