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Isomorphism, Chemical Variability, and Solid Solutions of Minerals and Related Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nikita V. Chukanov

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical composition; crystal chemistry; isomorphism; solid solution; doping; color centers; chemical defects; chemical zoning; trace elements; thermodynamics control of major and trace elements in substitutions and solid solutions; geochemical markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Environment and Geochemistry of Sediments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marianna Kulkova

and

Dmitry Subetto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; sediments; paleoclimate; pollution; paleoenvironment; geochronology; isotopes; geoecology; anthropogenic activity; archaeological geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Stylolites: Development, Properties, Inversion and Scaling

edited by

Daniel Koehn

and

Nicolas Beaudoin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: stylolite; pressure solution; stress inversion; chemical compaction; sedimentary rocks; permeability

Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits

edited by

Majid Ghaderi

Huan Li

and

Kotaro Yonezu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; and skarn deposits; granitic magmas; magma evolution; geochemistry; ore genesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition

edited by

Edward J. O'Loughlin

, Lucie Stetten and Maxim I. Boyanov

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; iron oxides; iron sulfides; transformation; contaminants; mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Adsorption and Precipitation of Phosphorus by Minerals in Soil

edited by Wenjun Zhang, Hang Zhai and Xinfei Ge

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: phosphorus; interface reaction; kinetic process; adsorption; precipitation; release; in situ imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Advances in Reagents for Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wengang Liu

Wenbao Liu

, Liang Zhao and

Xingrong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral chemistry (surface reactivity; surface broken bonds; surface absorbability; etc.); reagents (collectors; depressants; dispersants; etc.); reagent chemistry (QSAR; molecular design; assembly; etc.); mineral/reagent interaction (MD simulation; quantum chemistry simulation; XPS; etc.); flotation kinetics; flotation bubbles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Graphite Minerals and Graphene, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qinfu Liu

Kuo Li

and

Shuai Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphite ores; graphite crystal growth; graphitic carbon; graphite structural properties; graphene preparation; applications of graphite and graphene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery

edited by

Liuyang Dong

, Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; flotation reagents; flotation surface chemistry; flotation theory and technology; flotation separation and purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Base and Precious Metals

edited by

Jiajia Wu

and Jaeheon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3233 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometallurgy; flotation; physical separation; surface chemistry; leaching; modeling and simulation; kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing

edited by Chris Greet,

Shihong Xu

and

Richmond K. Asamoah

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: grinding media; mineralogy; collector adsorption; grade and recovery; gold leaching; cyanide consumption; pulp chemistry; surface chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Mineral Resources in North China Craton

edited by

Wenlei Song

Xiaohua Deng

and

Zhanke Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9680 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallogenesis in North China Craton; ore deposit; mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; mineralization mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics

edited by Yong Sik Gihm,

Taejin Choi

and Byung Choon Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1835 | Submission Open

Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Zn-Pb Ore Deposits: Insights into Their Genesis, Implications for Exploration, and Environmental Issues

edited by

Rosa Anna Fregola

Larbi Rddad

and

Pierfranco Lattanzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of Zn-Pb ore deposits; genesis of Zn-Pb ore deposits; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; sphalerite; critical metals; fluid inclusions; stable and radiogenic isotopes; ore exploration; Zn-Pb mineral resources; sustainable mining; environmental mineralogy and geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes

edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li,

Zhiwei Wang

and

Vinod O. Samuel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context

edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrogenesis; supercontinent; deep-crust process; neoproterozoic orogenesis; climate and marine environment; neoproterozoic resource effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sunil Kumar Tripathy

Chenna Rao Borra

and

Moritz Eickhoff

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroalloys; decarbonization; mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; geo-metallurgy; pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; waste utilization; slag valorization; ferrochrome; ferrochromium– silicon; ferro-manganese; ferro-silicon; silico-manganese; ferro-manganese; ferroboron; ferromolybdenum; ferronickel; ferroniobium; ferrophosphorus; ferrotitanium; ferrotungsten; ferrovanadium submerged arc furnace; process modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates

edited by Qilong Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonates; facies and depositional environments; stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy; carbonate platforms; paleogeography; paleoceanography; paleoclimates; diagenesis; dolomitization; geochemistry; microbialites; mixed carbonates and siliciclastics; carbonate reservoirs; carbonate deformation during sedimentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals

edited by

Xiaoyong Yang

, Mei Xia and Jianguo Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-purity quartz; silica resources; theoretical and experimental studies; mineralogy; petrology; and geochemistry; different occurrences of geological bodies; granitic pegmatite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation

edited by

Shiva Mohammadi-Jam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings

edited by

Welitom Rodrigues Borges

and Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical prospecting; mineral exploration; secondary mineral deposits; oxidized mineral deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Karczewska

and

Karolina Lewińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; metalloids; soil; contamination; mining; mine wastes; tailings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Hydrometallurgical Treatments of Copper Ores, By-Products and Waste

edited by

Víctor Quezada

María Cecilia Hernández Vera

and

Alisiya Biserova-Tachieva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; hydrometallurgy; copper sulfide ore; copper oxidized ore; dissolution; solvent extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Water in Flotation

edited by

Malibongwe Manono

and

Kirsten Claire Corin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: dewatering of tailings; flotation chemistry; inorganic electrolytes; microbes in water; residual reagents; water balancing; water quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Cemented Mine Waste Backfill: Experiment and Modelling: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haiqiang Jiang

Nan Zhou

Liang Cui

and Xiwei Zhang

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: cemented mine waste backfill; sustainable reuse of mine wastes; material characterization; alternative binder materials; mix proportion design; in situ measurement; environmental performance; mathematical modeling and numerical simulation

Microscopy in Geomaterials Research: From Minerals to Rocks and Beyond

edited by Vincent Thiery

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: microscopy; microanalysis; geomaterials; rocks; slags; concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste

edited by

Junmeng Li

and

Yanli Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact; mining wastewater; mine waste; solid waste disposal; sustainable development; environmental assessment; recycling

Circular Economy of Remining Secondary Raw Materials

edited by

Alexandra Guedes

Bruno Valentim

and

Rui Jorge Coleho de Sousa

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste rock; tailings; ashes; mineralogy; geochemistry; separation methods; toxic elements; radioactive elements; critical elements; strategic elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault zone; carbonate reservoir; deformation; fracture network; diagenesis; fracture– diagenesis interaction

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