Frontiers in Earth Science | Economic Geology

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Sedimentary environmental constraints on organic matter enrichment in the coal-bearing Permian Longtan Formation: A case study from NT1H Well, central Sichuan Basin, China

in Economic Geology

Yongjun Yao
Xuesong Tian
Maoyao Liu
Yisha Liao
Junfei Peng
Dongxin Guo
Ye Zhang
Yuelei Zhang
Cong Tuo
Dishu Chen

Frontiers in Earth Science

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Hydrocarbon charging processes of deep fractured-vuggy dolomite reservoirs in the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Southern Sichuan Basin, SW China

in Economic Geology

Hongxiang Jin

Frontiers in Earth Science

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Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Fracture prediction method and application based on multi-attribute fusion generative adversarial network

in Economic Geology

Yongheng Zhang
Xingjian Wang
Yang Li
Xudong Jiang
Han Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1642287

605 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

A combined approach to lithology identification using reinforcement learning and transformer algorithms

in Economic Geology

Xiongwei Li
Pengfei Li
Huaiyan Qi
Yuan Wang
Tianshu Zhan
Qingchao Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1595574

463 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Genesis of the Bayan Obo Fe-REE deposit: evidence from Mg isotope and geochemistry of siderite carbonatites, Inner Mongolia, China

in Economic Geology

Chenghao Ren
Hongxiang Jia
Qunmao Zhou
Hongquan She
Jinwen Li
Baoliang Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1518194

939 views

Correction

Accepted on 23 Oct 2025

Correction: Study on organic matter depletion in argillaceous limestone of Leikoupo Formation of the Middle Triassic in the central Sichuan Basin: decoupling of organic matter development and preservation conditions under the background of saltwater algae control

in Economic Geology

Yuhan Huang
Yan Wei
Huaguo Wen
Fei Huo
Xueyan Wu
Ruiyu Guo
Yuntao Liao
Yunbo Ruan
Huachua Jiang

Frontiers in Earth Science

338 views

Correction

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Correction: Experimental procedures, influencing parameters, and future prospects of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide

in Economic Geology

Kun Dai
Yan Xia
Guangjie Yuan
Tianen Liu
Hong Zhang
Hengyu Song
Haowei Yuan

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1627479

588 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Characteristics of Karst Geothermal system in Intermountain Fault Basin: a case study of Taiyuan Basin in North China

in Economic Geology

Tinghao Wang
Xinwei Wang
Xuan Zhang
Lu Luo
Huiying Liu

Frontiers in Earth Science

182 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Physicochemical constraints and fluid evolution pathways in skarn mineralization: insights from sphalerite geochemistry at the Dafang Pb–Zn–Au–Ag deposit, South China

in Economic Geology

Wusheng Wang
Hongjie Shen
Shihong Huang
Jian Shi
Yu Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1673352

1,962 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Characteristics and controlling factors of the Triassic Xu5 tight sandstone reservoirs, Western Sichuan depression, China

in Economic Geology

Xiaojuan Wang
Zhihong Wang
Lan Li
Hualing Ma
Zhiyun Sun
Shun Li
Aobo Zhang
Xuli Wang
Ke Yang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1635249

1,276 views

Editorial

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Editorial: Efficient exploration and development of unconventional natural gas

in Economic Geology

Shu Tao
Zhengguang Zhang
Shida Chen
Yu Jing
Junjian Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1660899

2,088 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Study on organic matter depletion in argillaceous limestone of Leikoupo Formation of the Middle Triassic in the central Sichuan Basin: decoupling of organic matter development and preservation conditions under the background of saltwater algae control

in Economic Geology

Yuhan Huang
Yan Wei
Huaguo Wen
Fei Huo
Xueyan Wu
Ruiyu Guo
Yuntao Liao
Yunbo Ruan
Huachuan Jiang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1549411

1,762 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Prediction method and application of the effective period of oil and gas formation by transport of oil source fault

in Economic Geology

Huijian Wen
Chao Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1655275

3,115 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Reservoir heterogeneity in deep marine-continental transitional shales: the role of lithofacies and quality in the coal-bearing longtan formation, central Sichuan basin

in Economic Geology

Longyi Wang
Xizhe Li
Ya’na Chen
Hongming Zhan
Xiangyang Pei
Yuchuan Chen
Nijun Qi
Weikang He
Wenxuan Yu
Yaoqiang Lin

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1650521

1,143 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Automatic detection and classification of igneous rock fractures from imaging logging using K-mean algorithm and DNN

in Economic Geology

Meng Wang
Quan Zhou
Lu Yin
Yu Dong

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1640215

1,235 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Main controlling factors and development patterns of high-quality igneous rock reservoirs in the mesozoic of the Qikou Sag

in Economic Geology

Changwei Chen
Hongjun Li
Xiugang Pu
Haiyue Yuan
Xiaowei Dong
Feipeng Zhang
Lixin Fu
Yu Cui
Haodong Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1612612

1,168 views