Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
Topics in the Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals Section include (but are not limited to): new minerals, methods (e.g., XRD, PDF, neutron scattering/diffraction, electron diffraction, and atomic resolution imaging techniques) for solving structures and microstructures of minerals and nanominerals, behaviors of impurity and trace metals in minerals, phase transformations and mineral defects, modulated structures and aperiodic structures, minerals under dynamic and extreme environments (including super planet environment), size-dependent and shape-dependent physical properties and chemical reactivity of nanominerals and nanoparticles, semiconductor and piezoelectric minerals in geological systems, catalytic roles of minerals and nanoparticles in the Earth’s environment, mineral nucleation and crystallization processes, surface adsorption and mineral–fluid interactions, mineral–microbe interactions, evolution of minerals, and minerals in carbon cycles.
Keywords
- Mineral
- Mineralogy
- Crystallography
- Nanomineral
- Nanoparticle
- Crystal structure
- Mineral deformation
- Microstructure
- Mineral defect
- Phase transformation
- Modulated structure
- X-ray diffraction
- Pair distribution function
- Neutron scattering
- Electron diffraction
- TEM
- AFM
- Mineral–water interaction
- Mineral–microbe interaction
- Adsorption
- Mineral evolution
- Super planet
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Water in Mantle Minerals (Deadline: 16 June 2023)
- Spectral Behavior of Mineral Pigments, Volume II (Deadline: 25 June 2023)
- Archaeological Mineralogy (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Applications of SEM Automated Mineralogy in the Study of Particulate Matters: From Geomaterials to Secondary Resources (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Gem Characterisation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Mössbauer, Raman, X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Minerals (Deadline: 28 July 2023)
- Microstructural Characterization in Applied Mineralogy (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Mineral Nucleation and Growth across Multiple Scales: Current Research and Future Goals (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Opal Photonic Crystals (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Colours in Minerals and Rocks, Volume II (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Crystal Structures and Phase Transitions of Minerals at Extreme Conditions (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Mineral-Related Oxo-Salts: Synthesis and Structural Crystallography (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advances in the Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Studies of Iron-Bearing Minerals (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Electron Microbeam and X-ray Techniques: Advances and Applications, Volume II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Microstructures in Quartz: Indicators for Kinematics and the Conditions for Ductile Deformation in Tectonites (Deadline: 6 September 2023)
- Surface Chemistry of Minerals (Deadline: 18 October 2023)
- Isomorphism and Solid Solutions of Minerals and Related Compounds (Deadline: 1 November 2023)
- Texture and Microstructural Analysis of Crystalline Solids, Volume II (Deadline: 23 November 2023)
- Vibrational Spectroscopy in Mineralogy and Archaeology (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Phase Transitions and Physical Properties of Minerals under Extreme Conditions of Pressure and Temperature (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- NMR Spectroscopy in Mineralogy and Crystal Structures: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Role of Minerals in Cultural and Geological Heritage, Volume II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
