SCOPE AND MISSION

Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil (JGSB) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary periodical, published three times a year (April, August, and December) by the Geological Survey of Brazil, which is attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil.

Our mission is to distribute original, high-quality scientific research, and in-depth reviews of relevant subjects that cover all disciplines of the Earth Sciences in Brazil, and elsewhere, providing works of interest to a broad audience of scientists and researchers from geological, natural resources, and related areas.

Current Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): April

Published: 01.04.2026

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Research Papers

Geotechnical viability of sand, cement, and binary stabilisation of soils in the western Niger Delta; An example of Warri City, Southern Nigeria

Enivwenaye Avwenagha, Jerry Osokpor, Brume Overare, Ovie Ogbe, Samuel Essang, Ogie Ekhalialu, Godwin Okumagbe Aigbadon

1-16

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Prospectivity maps for polymetallic skarn and orogenic gold mineralization in the Rio Piranhas-Seridó Domain, Borborema Province (NE Brazil): An aid to exploration targeting

Alan Pereira da Costa, Rogerio Cavalcante, Nitzschia Regina Rodrigues Domingos, Raul Eigenheer Meloni, Eduardo Duarte Marques, Guilherme Ferreira da Silva, Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento, Poliana Iara de Freitas Toledo, Hismana Carjoa Freitas Camara

17-40

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Rare earth elements, sustainability, and ion-adsorption clay: A bibliometric study on global trends and Brazil's prominence

Anna B G Tetzner, César Henrique Bezerra de Farias, Natan Pinheiro de Freitas, Alfredo Borges de Campos

41-52

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Assessment of sub-surface water corrosion and encrustation potentials in parts of Eastern Dahomey Basin, Southwestern Nigeria

Richard Omotoso Fakolade

53-68

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First in situ documentation of a fossil tooth attributed of †Otodus megalodon from the deep sea of Rio Grande Rise, South Atlantic Ocean

Marcos Cristóvão Baptista, Edgar Romeo Herrera de Figueiredo Iza, José Adilson Dias Cavalcanti, Heliásio Augusto Simões, Luis Carlos Melo Palmeira, Jairo Cleber de Oliveira Pessoa, Eugênio Pires Frazão, Valter Rodrigues Santos Sobrinho

69-76

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Geological map of Brazil - 2025 (scale 1:5,000,000): Methodology and main geological compartments

Vladimir Cruz Medeiros, Frank Gurgel Santos, Marcos Luís do Espírito Santo Quadros, Elias Bernard S. Espírito Santo, Marcio Antonio da Silva, Gustavo Moreira, Tiago Sales C. Barros

77-97

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ISSN: 2595-1939

DOI: 10.29396/jgsb 

Qualis CAPES (2021-2024): B3

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