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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Tectonic Evolution and Mineralization of the Dabie Orogen
edited by Yongsheng Wang, and Ruxin Ding
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 103 | 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 87 | 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 5632 | 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 2529 | 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 3266 | 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 104 | 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 4943 | 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)
Multidisciplinary Research for the Monitoring and Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5988 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage conservation and preservation; damage assessment; materials characterization; non-destructive diagnostic multitechniques; risk evaluation; monitoring
Modeling and Inversion of Gravity, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Related to Mineral Deposits submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4296 | 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)
Challenges and Future Trends in K–Ar (40Ar/39Ar) Geochronology, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | 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)
Genesis and Evolution of Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic Deposits: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | 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)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Formation, and Environmental Aspects of Marine Ferromanganese Crusts
edited by Egidio Marino, and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 218 | 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 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: salt caverns; underground storage; mineralogy; fluid migration; geomechanical characterization; salt solution mining; salt integrity; geological barrier system; gas storage; fertilizer production
Glass and Glass-Ceramics: Crystallization Kinetics and Properties
edited by Aluisio A. Cabral
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 100 | 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)
Understanding Earth Processes through Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 91 | 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)
Carbon Dioxide Storage, Utilization & Reduction submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6737 | 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 5044 | 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 3399 | 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 3274 | 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 2924 | 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)
Low-Temperature Thermochronology and Its Applications to Tectonics
edited by Dongliang Liu, Lin Wu and Jingen Dai
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2550 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-temperature thermochronology; tectonics; exhumation; cooling history; basin– range coupling; fault activity; preservation and denudation of ore deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Comprehensive Utilization of Mineral Processing Wastewater
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral processing wastewater; flotation theory and technology; environmental protection; cleaner production; separation and purification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Indicator Minerals, Vectoring and Fertility Tools for the Exploration of Porphyry Cu (Mo ± Au) Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open
Keywords: indicator minerals  ; vectoring tools  ; fertility tools  ; mineralogy  ; LA-ICP-MS  ; porphyry Cu system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Industrial Minerals Flotation–Fundamentals and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial minerals; phosphate flotation; bauxite flotation; soluble salt flotation; clay mineral surface chemistry; spodumene flotation; rare earth flotation; graphite recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in Industrial Flotation Applications
edited by Miguel Maldonado and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation reagents; flotation machines; advanced control strategies; supervision; hydrodynamics; machine learning; sensors; circuits; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Distribution and Development of Faults and Fractures in Shales
edited by Lei Gong, Guoping Liu, , Shaoqun Dong and Zhonghu Wu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open
Keywords: preservation and enrichment of shale oil and gas; multi-scale fracture/fault identification technique; characterization and comprehensive evaluation of effective fractures; fracture formation mechanism; filling sequence; and chronology; structural diagenesis; reservoir geomechanics; fault sealing and stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Advances in Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Petrology: Implications for the Geodynamics of the Balkan Peninsula in the Framework of the Alpine-Himalayan Orogenic System
edited by Ivan Zagorchev
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open
Keywords: advances in geochronology zircon and monazite techniques; zircon and monazite chemistry and mineralogy in metamorphic and igneous petrogenesis; detrital geochronology; provenance analysis; and plate paleogeography; isotopic geochronology and mantle– crust paleo geodynamics; time and duration of metamorphic and igneous events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Radionuclide Interactions with Natural and Synthetic Solids
edited by Claudia Joseph, James Begg and Amrita Bhattacharyya
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: radionuclides; minerals; rocks; actinides; spectroscopy; sorption; ion exchange; surface complexation modeling; diffusion; (reactive) transport modeling; thermodynamics; kinetics; transport; microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: environments and mineral resources; elemental geochemistry; whole rock mineralogy; reservoir mineralogical characteristics; ore mineralogical composition; source rock evaluation; hydrocarbon exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Recent Advances in Bone Diagenesis submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6286 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagenesis; vertebrate taphonomy; geochemistry; stable isotopes; molecular paleontology; histology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
The Application of Synchrotron Radiation Techniques in Archaeology
edited by Xiangjun Wei, Rui Wen, and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: synchrotron radiation; archaeology; cultural heritage; ancient materials; processes and production technologies; conservation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Implications of THMC Processes on Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4485 | Submission Open
Keywords: coupled thermal– hydrological– mechanical– chemical processes; geological disposal of radioactive waste; long-term safety; geomaterials; geotechnical; barrier
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Eco-Sustainable Treatment for Mine Waters
edited by Claire Côte and Mansour Edraki
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2214 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine water contamination; mine water treatment; sustainable mine water management; acid mine drainage; metal removal; bioremediation; sludge minimization; brine minimization; recovery of critical elements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5728 | Submission Open
Keywords: HM and REE pollution; soil and water ecosystem; health risk assessment; environmental loads; speciation distribution; modelling of pollutant transportation; geochemical background; weathering and soil-water interaction; municipal and mining waste; remediation technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5571 | Submission Open
Keywords: sulfides; sulfide mineralogy; sulfide geochemistry; ore deposits; trace elements; crystal structure; biomineralization and biominerals; mineral processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Genesis, Geochemistry and Mineralization of Metallic Minerals
edited by Guangzhou Mao, Yuanchuan Zheng and Haidong Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2943 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic mechanisms of metallic minerals; mineralization processes of metallic minerals; ore-forming environments of metallic minerals; geochemical signatures and the applications in exploration of metallic minerals; geochronology and isotopic studies of metallic minerals; advances in analytical techniques of metallic minerals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Characterization and Management of Mine Waters
edited by Patrícia Gomes, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2173 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine waters; acid mine drainage; mine-water-biosphere interactions; water contamination; risk assessment; environmental remediation; nature-based solutions; circular economy; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
The Formation and Evolution of Gold Deposits in China
edited by Wenyan He, , Nan Li, Xue Gao and Xiangfei Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2155 | Submission Open
Keywords: gold; China; mineralization mechanism; metallogeny
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Pegmatites as Hosts of Critical Metals: From Petrogenesis to Mineral Exploration submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open
Keywords: pegmatites; dyke propagation; rare-element and critical-metal exploration; lithium; cesium; tantalum; megacrysts and gemstones; fluid and melt inclusions; nucleation and growth rates; magmatic differentiation; anatexis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Gem Deposits: Mineralogical and Gemological Aspects, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochronology of gemstones; geological setting; genesis of gemstones; gemstone characterization; geographic origin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Clays, Zeolites and Engineered Mineral Materials for Wastewater Treatment submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1501 | Submission Open
Keywords: clays; zeolites; engineered mineral materials; sorption; heavy metals; wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Application of Deep Learning and Computer Vision in Petrographic Images Analysis submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; deep learning; object detection; image segmentation; petrographic images analysis; maceral images analysis; microscopic images of mineral matter analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
An Overview of Applications and Types of Flotation Reagents: Performance, Efficiency and Optimization
edited by André C. Azevedo and Rafael Teixeira Rodrigues
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation reagents; mineral processing; efficiency; sustainability; complex ores
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Metallogenesis of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
edited by and Wenhua Ji
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open
Keywords: magma mixing; petrogenesis and geochronology; differentiation of rare earth elements; Precambrian; Phanerozoic; western Kunlun Mountains; Chinese Altay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralization and Geochemistry of VMS Deposits submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open
Keywords: sulfides and sulfosalts; base; precious; strategic; and critical metals; massive; stringer ore; polymetallic mineralization; host lithologies; geotectonic setting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Exploring Earth's Hidden Treasures: New Mineral Discoveries and Research submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: new minerals; descriptive mineralogy; new data on minerals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Mineralogy, Chemistry, Weathering and Application of Serpentinite
edited by , , Rosalda Punturo and Giovanna Rizzo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: serpentinite; antigorite; lizardite; subduction; dehydration; CO2 storage; Ni-Co ores; dimension stones; heritage; green marble; asbestos; ophiolite
Gypsum Crystals: The Importance and the Role of Calcium Sulphate in Past and Modern Environments
edited by Alessandra Costanzo and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: evaporite; fluid inclusions; water chemistry; climate variation; biomineralization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Polymetallic Ore Deposits
edited by and Abdorrahman Rajabi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymetallic deposits; ore mineralogy; geochemistry; ore-forming process; process mineralogy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Zeolite: From a Boiling Stone to the Applicable Minerals in Various Industrial Processes: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: zeolite occurrence; adsorption; catalysis; surface functionalization; environmental protection; zeolite structures; zeolite engineering; sustainable applications of zeolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
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