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Adriana Potra Data-verified
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Associate Professor
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9 h-index
44 pubs
188 cited
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Adriana Potra's research investigates the geological and geochemical processes that form mineral deposits, with a particular focus on base metal and precious metal systems. Her work examines the influence of basin inversion, tectonic activity, and fluid flow on the genesis of these deposits, drawing on case studies from diverse geological settings, including Morocco and the midcontinent United States.
Potra's publications explore the origins of mineralization through detailed mineralogical and fluid inclusion studies. She also utilizes stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, including lead and neodymium isotopes, to trace the sources of metals and constrain the diagenetic history of host rocks. Her research has contributed to understanding biomineralization processes and their connection to geological events and climate change. She also investigates the provenance of sedimentary rocks using geochemical proxies like rare earth elements.
Her scholarly contributions are reflected in a publication record of 43 articles and a citation count of 181. Potra has secured significant federal funding, including a $1,099,952 NSF grant for the acquisition of a replacement multicollector ICP-MS, an instrument crucial for high-precision isotopic analysis in geology, archaeology, and paleobiology. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Walter L. Manger and Jonathan T. Chick.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 44
- Citations: 188
Selected Publications
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Mississippi Valley-Type Mineralization in the Atlasic Beni Snassen Belt (Northeastern Morocco): Petrography and C-O-S-Pb Isotopic Evidence for Basin Evolution Linked to Africa–Europe Collision (2026)
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Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco) (2025)
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LEAD ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF CHEMICALLY SEPARATED SHALE COMPONENTS (2024)
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Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco) (2024)
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Tracing the Origin of Metal Ions in Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits: Constraints from Lead Isotope Studies of Black Shales from the Midcontinent United States (2024)
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Paleoenvironmental constraints on Paleozoic shale deposition in the midcontinent United States (2024)
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Constraining the provenance of black shales using rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes, Midcontinent United States (2024)
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RADIOGENIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF BASEMENT ROCK AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE METALS IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ORES, SOUTHERN MID-CONTINENT, U.S (2023)
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Multiregional Pb isotopic linear patterns and diagenesis: Isotopes from ancient animal enamel show Native American “foreign war trophies” are local ancestors (2023)
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Pb Isotopic Linear Patterns and Diagenesis: Multiregional Isotopes from Ancient Animal Enamel Show Native American 'Foreign War Trophies' are Local Ancestors (2023)
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A Pb isotope synthesis of Mississippi Valley-type ores in the midcontinent U.S.A.: trends and ore metal source(s) (2022)
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Organic-rich black shale geochemistry and their association with lead-zinc ores: Mid-continent United States (2022)
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Radiogenic Pb Enrichment of Mississippi Valley-Type Metallic Ore Deposits, Southern Ozarks: Constraints Based on Geochemical Studies of Source Rocks and Their Diagenetic History (2021)
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Comment on “Evaporitic brines and copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”-A discussion by Essarraj et al. (Ore Geology Reviews 129 (2021) 103920) (2021)
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Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes (2021)
Federal Grants 1 $1,099,952 total
Collaboration Network
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John R. Samuelsen
13 shared publications
- Paleoenvironmental constraints on Paleozoic shale deposition in the midcontinent United States
- Radiogenic Pb Enrichment of Mississippi Valley-Type Metallic Ore Deposits, Southern Ozarks: Constraints Based on Geochemical Studies of Source Rocks and Their Diagenetic History
- Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco)
- Constraining the provenance of black shales using rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes, Midcontinent United States
- Tracing the Origin of Metal Ions in Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits: Constraints from Lead Isotope Studies of Black Shales from the Midcontinent United States
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Mohammed Bouabdellah
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (MA)
4 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco)
- Comment on “Evaporitic brines and copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”-A discussion by Essarraj et al. (Ore Geology Reviews 129 (2021) 103920)
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Gilles Lévresse
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
4 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco)
- Comment on “Evaporitic brines and copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”-A discussion by Essarraj et al. (Ore Geology Reviews 129 (2021) 103920)
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Noah Morris
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Paleoenvironmental constraints on Paleozoic shale deposition in the midcontinent United States
- Constraining the provenance of black shales using rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes, Midcontinent United States
- Tracing the Origin of Metal Ions in Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits: Constraints from Lead Isotope Studies of Black Shales from the Midcontinent United States
- GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC-RICH BLACK SHALES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PB-ZN ORES IN THE MIDCONTINENT UNITED STATES
Johan Yans
University of Namur (BE)
3 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco)
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Wissale Boukirou
Mohamed I University (MA)
2 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Basin inversion, drifting and hyper-extension in the Central Atlantic Ocean and Maghrebian Tethys as fluid driving mechanisms for the superimposed base metal mineralization events in the Jbel Bou Dahar carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Ba deposits (High Atlas, Morocco)
Erik Melchiorre
California State University, San Bernardino (US)
2 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Khadra Zaid
2 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Mohamed Idbaroud
Cadi Ayyad University (MA)
2 shared publications
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
- Mineralogy and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Genesis of the Recently Discovered Ag-(Ni-Co-Sb-As-Hg ± Bi) Vein Ore Shoot Mineralization in the Aouli Pb-Zn District (Upper Moulouya, Morocco)
Jonathan T. Chick
2 shared publications
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- Radiogenic Pb Enrichment of Mississippi Valley-Type Metallic Ore Deposits, Southern Ozarks: Constraints Based on Geochemical Studies of Source Rocks and Their Diagenetic History
- RADIOGENIC PB ENRICHMENT IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ORE DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN OZARKS: CONSTRAINTS BASED ON GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF POTENTIAL SOURCE ROCKS
Sydney McKim
2 shared publications
- Radiogenic Pb Enrichment of Mississippi Valley-Type Metallic Ore Deposits, Southern Ozarks: Constraints Based on Geochemical Studies of Source Rocks and Their Diagenetic History
- RADIOGENIC PB ENRICHMENT IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ORE DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN OZARKS: CONSTRAINTS BASED ON GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF POTENTIAL SOURCE ROCKS
Walter L. Manger
2 shared publications
In database
- Radiogenic Pb Enrichment of Mississippi Valley-Type Metallic Ore Deposits, Southern Ozarks: Constraints Based on Geochemical Studies of Source Rocks and Their Diagenetic History
- RADIOGENIC PB ENRICHMENT IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ORE DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN OZARKS: CONSTRAINTS BASED ON GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF POTENTIAL SOURCE ROCKS
H. M. T. Bandara Herath
2 shared publications
- LEAD ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF CHEMICALLY SEPARATED SHALE COMPONENTS
- Pb Isotope Variations in Shale Fractions from the Mid-Continent U.S.: Insights into Maturity, Composition, and MVT Mineralization
Hassan Bouzahzah
University of Liège (BE)
1 shared publication
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
Julien Poot
University of Namur (BE)
1 shared publication
- Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes
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