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Structure and Origin of Gold Mineralization: From Primary to Placer Gold Deposits submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13147
Keywords: gold prospecting; biogeochemistry of gold; geochemical analysis; gold deposits; geophysical survey; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
CO2 Mineralization and Utilization
edited by Fei Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8961
Keywords: CO2 mineralization and utilization; carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS); carbon neutrality; clean energy transition; sustainable development; CO2 emission reduction; enhanced metal recovery (EMR); critical and strategic minerals (MCS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Submarine Volcanism, Related Hydrothermal Systems and Mineralizations
edited by , Tamás Sági and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8843
Keywords: geochemistry of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; hydrothermal mineral paragenesis of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; advances in understanding VMS ore formation processes; petrology and geochemistry of submarine volcanites; alteration of mineral assemblages in submarine volcanites; petrology and geochemistry of low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks of ocean floor origin; petrogenetic significance of submarine lava flows; methods to find hidden VMS deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Advances in Industrial Flotation Applications
edited by Miguel Maldonado and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6598
Keywords: flotation reagents; flotation machines; advanced control strategies; supervision; hydrodynamics; machine learning; sensors; circuits; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Application of Big Data Mining, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience, 2nd Edition
edited by Yongzhang Zhou, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3426
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data mining; mineral; petrologic geology; ore deposit; mineral resources prediction; remote sensing; geochemical exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Multi-Proxy Isotope Signature of Dolomites
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2888
Keywords: stable isotopes (C; O; Ca; Mg; B; Sr; S; etc.); clumped isotopes; radiogenic isotopes (87Sr/86Sr); primary dolomite; secondary dolomite; diagenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Exploring and Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth: Current Advances and Future Prospects
edited by , Moshood Onifade, Thierry De Putter and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2322
Keywords: minerals; Africa; mining; sustainable development; environment; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface
edited by André Pinto, Nuria Sánchez-Pastor and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1427
Keywords: mineral dissolution– precipitation; mineral surface reactivity; sorption mechanisms; mineral replacement; environmental remediation; biomineralization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Tectonic Evolution and Mineralization of the Dabie Orogen
edited by Yongsheng Wang, and Ruxin Ding
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1150
Keywords: subduction and exhumation process and mechanism; coupling evolution of orogenic belt and basins; post-collisional magmatism and mineralization; low-temperature thermochronology; deep structure of orogenic belt
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Mechanical Properties of Earth Mantle Minerals under High Pressure and High Temperature
edited by Jennifer Girard
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 356
Keywords: dynamics of Earth’ s interior; rheological properties; deformation mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Salt Rocks: Processes, Fluid Migration and Mineralogy
edited by Bettina Beeskow-Strauch
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 304
Keywords: salt caverns; underground storage; mineralogy; fluid migration; geomechanical characterization; salt solution mining; salt integrity; geological barrier system; gas storage; fertilizer production
Advances in Slag Utilization for Decarbonization
edited by Weslei Ambrós and Bruno Flores
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 278
Keywords: slag utilization; slag composition and properties; decarbonization; waste valorization; reuse and recycling; co-products; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Global and Regional Tectonics: Insights from Sedimentary Records and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 229
Keywords: tectonics; sedimentary rocks and minerals; sedimentary geochemistry and isotopes; paleogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Recent Developments in the Technology and Equipment for Coal Beneficiation
edited by Zhijun Zhang, , Guichuan Ye and
submission deadline 7 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal beneficiation; coal preparation; flotation; gravity separation; classification; dewatering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Spectral Behavior of Mineral Pigments, Volume II submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4896 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectroscopy; characterization; mineral pigments; archaeometry; cosmetics; coatings; chemical industry; orthopaedic engineering; nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments
edited by and Mathieu Le Meur
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment inorganic and organic geochemistry; geochemical signatures and fingerprints; contamination and pollution behavior; sediment mineralogy and weathering; emerging organic contaminants; natural and anthropogenic processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Volcaniclastic Sedimentation in Deep-Water Basins
edited by and Federica Barilaro
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep-water sedimentation; volcaniclastic; volcanogenic; volcanoes; volcanism; pyroclastic density currents; numerical models; geochemistry; sands/sandstones petrography; provenance; paleogeography; geodynamics; carbon capture and storage; geoenergies
Crystal Structures and Phase Transitions of Minerals at Extreme Conditions, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open
Keywords: mantle; core; high pressure/temperature; phase equilibria; phase transitions; phase boundaries; high-pressure crystallography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Research on Ikaite—Natural Occurrences and Synthetic Mineral Precipitation submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10604 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural occurrences of ikaite worldwide; synthetic ikaite mineral precipitation; (bio-)geochemical controls on ikaite formation; parameters favouring metastable minerals; hydrated and amorphous calcium carbonates; ikaite as a cold-climate paleo indicator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation in Geologic Porous Media
edited by Jianping Xu and Na Liu
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral dissolution and precipitation; reactive transport in porous media; mineralization/biomineralization; multiphase flow in porous media; energy; the environment; and climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Recent Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Flotation
edited by Ai Wang, Subhasish Mitra, Xiaokang Yan and Chao Li
submission deadline 21 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFD in flotation; bubble and froth dynamics; particle dynamics; multiphase interaction; cell/column hydrodynamics; flotation recovery modeling; equipment optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings submission deadline 21 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio and mineral stabilization of clay-based materials; clay-based building products; earth construction; alkali activation of clays; hygrothermal regulation; moisture adsorption; mineralogy of clays; pollutant adsorption; reusability; recyclability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects
edited by , and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18975 | Submission Open
Keywords: HM and REE pollution; soil and water ecosystem; health risk assessment; environmental loads; speciation distribution; modelling of pollutant transportation; geochemical background; weathering and soil-water interaction; municipal and mining waste; remediation technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Microanalysis Applied to Mineral Deposits
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10113 | Submission Open
Keywords: ore deposits; ore mineralogy; critical raw materials; by-products; microanalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8573 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil contamination; contamination risk assessment; health risk assessment; modelling techniques; pollution indices; spatial distributions; treatment of metallurgical and mining wastes; environmental protection; recovery of critical metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Green and Efficient Recovery/Extraction of Rare Earth Resources
edited by and Yongqiang Yang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8571 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare earth elements; recovery; extraction; mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Industrial Minerals Flotation—Fundamentals and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8384 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial minerals; phosphate flotation; bauxite flotation; soluble salt flotation; clay mineral surface chemistry; spodumene flotation; rare earth flotation; graphite recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Life and Carbonate: Biotic and Abiotic Fingerprints in Past and Recent Carbonate Sediments
edited by , Luca Basilone, Tomaso Bontognali and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6675 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbonate mineralization; carbonate geochemistry; biogenic carbonate; microbial mineralization; carbonate environments; carbonate diagenesis; carbonate proxies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
edited by Xinlu Hu, Xinbiao Lv, Yafei Wu and Zhenjie Zhang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry; mineralogy; isotope; mineralization; ore deposits; ore-forming process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Distribution and Development of Faults and Fractures in Shales
edited by Lei Gong, Guoping Liu, , Shaoqun Dong and Zhonghu Wu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5753 | Submission Open
Keywords: preservation and enrichment of shale oil and gas; multi-scale fracture/fault identification technique; characterization and comprehensive evaluation of effective fractures; fracture formation mechanism; filling sequence; and chronology; structural diagenesis; reservoir geomechanics; fault sealing and stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Metallogenesis of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
edited by and Wenhua Ji
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5114 | Submission Open
Keywords: magma mixing; petrogenesis and geochronology; differentiation of rare earth elements; Precambrian; Phanerozoic; western Kunlun Mountains; Chinese Altay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Characterization and Reuse of Slag
edited by Eduardo Junca, Felipe Fardin Grillo and Jorge Luís Coleti
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4581 | Submission Open
Keywords: slag valorization; circular economy; slag processing; metallurgical byproduct
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Footprints of Mineral Systems with IOCG, IOA and Affiliated Critical Metal Deposits: From Metasomatism to Metamorphism
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4057 | Submission Open
Keywords: IOCG; mineralogy; geochemistry; geophysics; metamorphism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Biomineralization and Biominerals: Lessons from Mineral-Producing Organisms, 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomineralization; biomaterials; apatite structure; mollusc shell; extracellular matrix; fossilized biominerals; biomimetic mineralization; advanced functional materials; lessons from nature; materials science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
Adsorption Properties and Environmental Applications of Clay Minerals
edited by Dušan Vopálka and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3915 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural and modified clay materials; methods of instrumental characterization; uptake of cations and anions; batch and transport experiments; removal of pollutants from waters; sorption models; transport of contaminants in compacted clays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Magmatic Evolution through Time of Volcanic Zones: Evidence from Isotopic, Geochemical and Geochronological Data of Eruption Products
edited by Benigno E. Godoy, , Inés Rodríguez and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open
Keywords: volcanic geochronology; mineral geochemistry of volcanic products; hydrothermal alteration of volcanic systems; volcanic zones; eruptive styles; volcanic plumbing systems; time-scales of volcanic products; volcanic evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Green Mining Solutions for the Sustainability of Mine Tailings Management submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-disposal; dewatering; filtration; dry stacking; underground mine backfilling; in-pit disposal; mitigation of dust emission; climate change adaptation; circular economy; green reprocessing; reduce; reuse; and recycle; phytoremediation; landscape rehabilitation; sustainable mine closure; socio-environmental rehabilitation; post disaster remediation; sustainable geochemical management; geo-environmental issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines, 2nd Edition
edited by , Ingrid Watson and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 1378 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; repurposing; recycling; reutilization; rehabilitation prioritization; post-mining management; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Role of Clay Mineralogy in Geotechnical Engineering Behavior of Clay Soils
edited by Hossam Abuel-Naga and Anasua GuhaRay
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavior of clayey soil; stabilization of clayey soil; contaminant transport; clay barrier
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Tectonic Evolution of the Tethys Ocean in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
edited by Ming Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open
Keywords: Tethys; Qinghai– Tibet Plateau; tectonic evolution; geochronology; geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Formation, and Environmental Aspects of Marine Ferromanganese Crusts
edited by Egidio Marino, and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical elements; mineralogy and geochemistry; geochemistry; paleo-oceanography; formation processes; metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Microbially Driven Geochemistry of Mining Water and Waste
edited by Gerdhard L. Jessen and Kelly Whaley-Martin
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental geochemistry; acid mine drainage; microbial geochemistry; microbial genomics; applied microbial ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in the Petrography of Natural Fine-Grained Materials: A Microscale Answer to Their Genetic Pathways and Applications
edited by and Emilia García Romero
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: clay and clay minerals; petrography; electron microscopy; texture and microfabric; properties; genesis; paleoenvironment; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Developments in Geochronology and Dating of Shear Zone Deformation
edited by Carlos Fernando Ávila and Marcos Egydio Silva
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: shear zone; geochronology; in-situ dating techniques; deformation; tectonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Critical Minerals for Energy Transition: Advancing Energy Security and Sustainable Manufacturing
edited by , and Shalini Verma
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical minerals; energy transition; green energy; low-carbon economy; sustainable supply chains; mineral recycling and circular economy; energy security; emission reduction; renewable energy; integration; material efficiency; geopolitical risks; circular economy; sustainable environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Recent Advances in Bone Diagenesis submission deadline 7 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8799 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagenesis; vertebrate taphonomy; geochemistry; stable isotopes; molecular paleontology; histology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
Recent Developments in Rare Metal Mineral Deposits
edited by Huimin Su, Yang Gao and
submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare metal mineral deposits; enrichment mechanism; geochemistry; geochronology; mineralization processes; resource exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Reservoirs
edited by and Yubin Bai
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8023 | Submission Open
Keywords: buried hill reservoir; igneous and metamorphic reservoirs; water– rock interaction; petrological heterogeneity; in situ leaching mining; scale formation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Coal Processing and Utilization
edited by , Gen Huang, and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal separation; coal-based material; mineral engineering; coal chemistry; coal combustion; environmental sciences ecology; separation; device mechanics; mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Clay Minerals and CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage
edited by Xiaoyu Li
submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open
Keywords: clay minerals in CO2 capture; clay minerals in CO2 utilization and conversion; clay minerals in CO2 mineralization and storage; clay-based CO2 adsorbents; comprehensive utilization of mineral resources; carbon neutrality; CO2 mitigation technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
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