Mineralogy of Critical Elements Deposits, Volume II
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2024) | Viewed by 220
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ore deposits; mineralogy; rare earth elements
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Interests: ore geology; economic geology; geochemistry; mineralogy; geochronology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The topic of this Special Issue is relevant to the economic problems of all countries. The term ‘strategic elements’ has been replaced by the new nomenclature critical raw materials (CRMs). Tens of related exploration projects are currently underway across the globe, but only a few are related to mining. New technologies cannot exist without specific materials and significant research must be carried out on mineral deposits of such high importance. It is important to broaden our knowledge of mineral deposits, which will be helpful in the further progression of humankind. This Special Issue will focus on metalliferous and rare metals deposits, including REE. The available CRMs are listed by the European Commission and are an attractive target for investigation, and publications. Today, the list of CRMs is twice as long as it was in 2011; in 2020, Li, Ti, Sr, and bauxites were added.
We would like to encourage and invite you to prepare materials for publication in this Special Issue. Please consider that we are seeking articles that describe deposits in which elements such as Re, In, Ga, and Te occur as accompanying commodities only.
Prof. Dr. Adam Piestrzyński
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Z. Mikulski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mineralogy
- genetic types of mineral deposits
- geochemistry
- geological background, and geotectonic position
- timing
- co-occurring CRMs in mineral deposits
