Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic petrology of unconventional rocks; trace element geochemistry; source rock analysis; thermal maturity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: palynology; sedimentary geochemistry; paleoenvironment; elementa geochemistry and mineralogy; source rock evaluation; organic matter characterization; oil shales
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Combining interdisciplinary research work such as organic and inorganic geochemistry with bulk mineralogy, particularly relevant environmental geology and ore deposits, is paramount for reliable research results in depositional paleoenvironments, reservoir and source rock developments, and hydrocarbon exploration activities. This Special Issue can cover topics related to these aspects throughout the geologic history and related environmental perturbations and deposition of organic matter-rich black shale intervals during oceanic anoxic events. The approach used to contribute to this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:
- Whole rock mineralogy and microscopic investigations of mineral composition;
- Total organic carbon and Rock-Eval Pyrolysis analyses;
- Elemental geochemistry, including major, trace, and rare-earth elements;
- Organic petrography and maceral composition of predicted organic matter;
- Scanning electron microscopy of minerals;
- Stable isotope geochemistry.
Dr. Thomas Gentzis
Dr. Ahmed Mansour
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environments and mineral resources
- elemental geochemistry
- whole rock mineralogy
- reservoir mineralogical characteristics
- ore mineralogical composition
- source rock evaluation
- hydrocarbon exploration
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
1. Title: Mineralogical composition and major environmental conditions during deposition of the Albian-Cenomanian Kharita and Bahariya formations in the BED2-3 well, North Western Desert, Egypt
Authors: Ahmed Mansour, Thomas Gentzis, Mohamed S. Ahmed, Michael Wagreich, Susanne Gier and Sameh S. Tahoun
2. Title: Sedimentological and isotopic evidence for environment perturbations during the Early Jurassic in the Qiangtang Basin (Xizang Plateau)
Authors: Haowei Zhang, Jian Wang*, Mohamed S. Ahmed, Zhongwei Wang and Lijun Shen
