Adriana Potra Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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9 h-index 43 pubs 178 cited

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Adriana Potra's research investigates the geological processes that lead to the formation of mineral deposits, with a particular focus on carbonate-hosted base metal deposits. Her work integrates geochemical and isotopic analyses to trace the origins of metal ions and understand the paleoenvironmental and tectonic conditions influencing mineralization events. This includes studying the role of fluid flow, basin inversion, and hyper-extension in driving superimposed mineralization, as seen in deposits in Morocco and the southern Ozarks.

Potra also examines the provenance of sedimentary rocks, such as black shales, using techniques like rare earth element and neodymium isotope analysis. Her research explores how diagenetic history and geological uplift, alongside potential microbiological activity and climate changes, contribute to the unique characteristics of these deposits. She has secured federal funding for advanced analytical instrumentation, including a Multicollector ICP-MS, to enhance research capabilities in geology, archaeology, and paleobiology.

With an h-index of 9 and 178 citations across 43 publications, Potra actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Walter L. Manger and Jonathan T. Chick. Her recent work, published in 2024 and 2025, highlights her ongoing contributions to understanding metallogeny and sedimentary geochemistry.

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h-index: 9
Publications: 43
Citations: 178

Selected Publications

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) DOI
LEAD ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF CHEMICALLY SEPARATED SHALE COMPONENTS (2024) DOI
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) DOI
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) DOI
Constraining the provenance of black shales using rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes, Midcontinent United States (2024) DOI
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF BASEMENT ROCK AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE METALS IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE ORES, SOUTHERN MID-CONTINENT, U.S (2023) DOI
Multiregional Pb isotopic linear patterns and diagenesis: Isotopes from ancient animal enamel show Native American “foreign war trophies” are local ancestors (2023) DOI
Pb Isotopic Linear Patterns and Diagenesis: Multiregional Isotopes from Ancient Animal Enamel Show Native American 'Foreign War Trophies' are Local Ancestors (2023) DOI
A Pb isotope synthesis of Mississippi Valley-type ores in the midcontinent U.S.A.: trends and ore metal source(s) (2022) DOI
Organic-rich black shale geochemistry and their association with lead-zinc ores: Mid-continent United States (2022) DOI
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) DOI
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) DOI
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) DOI