Special Issues

Minerals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Clay Minerals
edited by Maria Bentabol, Mercedes Suárez and Rodríguez-Ruiz María Dolores
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: clay minerals; hydrothermal synthesis; characterization; HRTEM; XRD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Mineral Chemistry of Granitoids: Constraints on Crystallization Conditions and Petrological Evolution
edited by Ignez de Pinho Guimarães and Jefferson Valdemiro De Lima
submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral chemistry; crystallization parameters; geobarometry; geothermometry; accessory mineral trace elements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Characterization and Provenance Analysis of Ancient Stone Materials: Insights from Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3857 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; analytical techniques; archaeometry; natural and ornamental stone; lithic materials; marble artefacts; ancient quarries; provenance studies
Spectral Behavior of Mineral Pigments, Volume II submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1067 | 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)
Towards a Sustainable Management of Mine Wastes: Reprocessing, Reuse, Revalorization and Repository, 3rd Edition
edited by , , Yassine Ait-Khouia and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic industrial and mining wastes; environmental characterization; treatment; stabilization; reprocessing; and recycling; integrated management; valorisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits
edited by Ivan Belousov, , and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral chemistry; vectoring; fertility; porphyry Cu; IOCG; orogenic Au; VHMS; LA ICP MS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Surface Chemistry of Minerals
edited by and Eleanor Spielman-Sun
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface chemistry; applied geochemistry; soil science; mineral reaction kinetics; adsorption/desorption; contaminant mobilization; mineral surface reactivity; surface characterization; synchrotron/neutron; X-rays; MD/DFT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Potentially Toxic Elements: Source, Distribution, Risk Assessment and Remediation submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open
Keywords: background values; quality reference values; heavy metals; metal distribution; environmental contamination; environmental pollution; environmental risks; human health risks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
From Mantle to Market: Platinum Group Elements and Minerals and Their Geological Significance submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open
Keywords: platinum group elements; platinum group minerals and mantle processes; economic geology; mineral exploration; sustainable mining; emerging technologies; machine learning applications on platinum group minerals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Crystal Structure, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Scapolite
edited by Milen Kadiyski and
submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: scapolite group; marialite– melonite series; Si-Al ordering; crystal structure; X-ray diffraction; Raman spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Unlocking Mineral Resource Potential: Biotechnological Approaches to Recover Critical Minerals from Waste
edited by Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, Nancy Perreault and Sara Magdouli
submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: biohydrometallurgy; metal extraction and recovery; secondary resource; mining and metallurgical waste; waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or e-waste); recycling of Li-Ion batteries; critical minerals and rare earth elements; biobeneficiation; biomineralization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Uranium: Geochemistry and Mineralogy submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6390 | Submission Open
Keywords: uranium; geochemistry; biogeochemistry; mineralogy; sorption; mineral precipitation; fate and transport; mobility; reactive transport modeling; geochemical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Rare Metal and Related Deposits: Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralization
edited by and Fangfang Zhang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare metal deposit; magmatic– hydrothermal processes; granitic intrusions; magmatic differentiation; ore mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; hydrothermal alteration; geochronology; ore-forming process; tectonic setting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Microscopy in Geomaterials Research: From Minerals to Rocks and Beyond
edited by Vincent Thiery
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: microscopy; microanalysis; geomaterials; rocks; slags; concrete
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Structure and Origin of Gold Mineralization: From Primary to Placer Gold Deposits submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6246 | Submission Open
Keywords: gold prospecting; biogeochemistry of gold; geochemical analysis; gold deposits; geophysical survey; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Geological Materials submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4913 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical raw materials; ores; rocks; soils; minerals; mineral deposits and exhausted mines; geomaterials; mining; waste materials; acid mine drainage; mineral resources; secondary minerals; secondary raw materials; efflorescent minerals; ornamental stones; rock weathering; degradation phenomena; built heritage; mortars; geological tourism; mining heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Advances in Physical Separation of Gold, Iron Ore and Rare Earth Minerals submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3831 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical separation; mineral processing; gold; iron; rare earth elements; sustainable recovery of metals; impact of particle morphology (shape; roughness; and surface properties) on beneficiation; key challenges related to gravity; magnetic; and electrostatic separations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Geology, Geochemistry, Genesis, Modeling, Structure and Exploration of Copper Polymetallic Deposits
edited by Bo Li, , Zhongfa Liu and Xinfu Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3507 | Submission Open
Keywords: copper polymetallic deposits; geology and geochemistry; fluid inclusion and ore-forming fluid; metallogenic age; ore genesis and metallogenic mechanism; metallogenic model; ore field structural system; exploration and prospecting prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Organic Geochemistry, Geochronology, and Paleogeography of Shale Deposits submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3092 | Submission Open
Keywords: shale geochemistry; paleogeography of shale deposits; anoxic events; source-rock geochemistry; machine-learning applied to the characterization of shale deposits; carbon capture and storage in shales
(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 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare earth elements; recovery; extraction; mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Ag-Pb-Zn Deposits: Geology and Geochemistry submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open
Keywords: Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization; genetic model; ore-forming fluids; metal source; fluid evolution; geochronology; geochemistry; ore exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Beneficiation and Extraction of Lithium, Tantalum and Niobium from Ores and Secondary Resources
edited by Bogale Tadesse, , Girma Woldetinsae and Lisha Dong
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation chemistry; ore sorting; hydrometallurgy; beneficiation; pegmatites; critical metals; lithium; tantalum and niobium; mineral processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Coal Properties and Their Effect on Industrial Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open
Keywords: macerals; minerals; coalification; coal combustion; coking coal; coal-to-carbon; gasification; advanced carbon products
Understanding Hydrothermal Ore Deposits
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open
Keywords: ore deposits; in situ analysis; geochemistry; geochronology; fluid evolution; ore-forming process; metal transport and deposition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Igneous Rocks and Related Mineral Deposits
edited by Claire E. Wade and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry; geochronology; mineralisation; petrogenesis and metallogenesis; magma fertility; magmatic ore deposits; porphyry deposits; hydrothermal ore deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Petrogenesis of Large Igneous Province and Carbonatite-Related Rare Earth Element Deposits
edited by Zhiguo Cheng and Xiaowei Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: large igneous provinces; mantle plume; carbonatite; rare earth element deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Fluid Inclusion Study of Gold Deposits Endowed in Critical Metals submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: gold; critical metals; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; fluid inclusions; mineral system; deposit modeling; mineral exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineral Processing Technologies of Low-Grade Ores submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral processing; low-grade minerals; gravity concentration; flotation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Metallurgical Solid Waste: Mineralogy, Chemistry and Application/Treatment, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical solid waste; steel slag; red mud; tailings; resource utilization; recycle and reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Clays as Therapeutic Agents: A Focus on Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Their Healing Properties
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: clays; natural waters; maturation; peloids; pelotherapy; thalassotherapy; fangotherapy; geophagy; clays geochemical composition; clays mineralogy; clays technical properties; clays healing properties; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Tectonic Evolution and Mineralization of the Dabie Orogen
edited by Yongsheng Wang, and Ruxin Ding
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
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)
Clay Minerals and CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage
edited by Xiaoyu Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 81 | 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)
Transforming Tailings into Dryland: Analyses, Technologies, and Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5222 | Submission Open
Keywords: consolidation; dry stackable; mechanical dewatering; reclamation; shear strength; tailings
In-Situ Microanalytical Techniques in Geological and Geochronological Research
edited by
submission deadline 9 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open
Keywords: microchemical analysis; mineral deposits; petrogenesis; trace elements; microtextures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Soil-Water-Plant Cycle of Potentially Toxic Elements: Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment Approach, and Remediation Strategies submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3141 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioaccumulation; environmental contamination; fate and mobility; food chain; health risk assessment; plant; pollution; potentially toxic elements; remediation; sediment; soil; speciation; water and wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Fossils
edited by
submission deadline 16 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: fossils; mineralogy; geochemistry; microstructure; paleontology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
Historical Mineral Pigments, Volume II submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4777 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage science; mineral pigments; characterization; physical– chemical degradation; biodeterioration; protection treatments; hyphenated analytical techniques; chemometrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Modeling and Inversion of Gravity, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Related to Mineral Deposits submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4156 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral exploration; mineral resources; rock physics; geological surveys; geophysical surveys; geochemical surveys; gravity methods; magnetic methods; electromagnetic methods; borehole methods; airborne surveys; radiometry; satellite imagery; remote sensing; modeling; inversion; big data; parallel computing; AI applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Multidisciplinary Research for the Monitoring and Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage conservation and preservation; damage assessment; materials characterization; non-destructive diagnostic multitechniques; risk evaluation; monitoring
Genesis and Evolution of Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic Deposits: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open
Keywords: ore mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; geochronology; S– Pb– Zn– Cu isotopes; fluid evolution; element occurrence in sulfide; metal precipitation mechanism; element remobilization; ore-controlling structure; tectonic setting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Challenges and Future Trends in K–Ar (40Ar/39Ar) Geochronology, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open
Keywords: K– Ar (40Ar/39Ar) geochronology; excess argon and wave; argon release by deformation; exhumation of metamorphic units; argon behavior in nature; accurate and reliable dating; in situ dating of planetary surfaces
(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 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 199 | 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)
Salt Rocks: Processes, Fluid Migration and Mineralogy
edited by Bettina Beeskow-Strauch
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: salt caverns; underground storage; mineralogy; fluid migration; geomechanical characterization; salt solution mining; salt integrity; geological barrier system; gas storage; fertilizer production
Understanding Earth Processes through Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: process; petrology; mineralogy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; petrogenesis; geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Glass and Glass-Ceramics: Crystallization Kinetics and Properties
edited by Aluisio A. Cabral
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: minerals; natural and synthetic glasses; devitrification; glass-ceramics; properties; crystallization kinetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Carbon Dioxide Storage, Utilization & Reduction submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5999 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; risk assessment; area of review; geologic carbon storage— site characterization; geologic carbon storage— predictions; geologic carbon storage— coupled processes; uncertainty quantification; reactive transport; numerical simulation; USDW impact; leakage analysis; mitigation and monitoring; site characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Petrology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Modeling and Mapping of Volcanic/Igneous Reservoirs and Analog Volcanoes submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4820 | Submission Open
Keywords: reservoir classification; reservoir characterization; reservoir exploration; reservoir inversion; reservoir space; facies architecture; petrophysics; volcanology; volcanostratigraphy; modelling; mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Thermal History Modeling of Low-Temperature Thermochronology
edited by Ruxin Ding, Honghua Lv and Rong Yang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal history modeling; low-temperature thermochronology; cooling history; exhumation; landscape evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3138 | 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)
Life and Carbonate: Biotic and Abiotic Fingerprints in Past and Recent Carbonate Sediments
edited by , Luca Basilone, Tomaso Bontognali and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2779 | 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)
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