Carbonate Petrology and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Minerals, we are pleased to announce the Special Issue "Carbonate Petrology and Geochemistry" and we would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue that focuses on the carbonates (rocks and sediments) deposited in continental and marine environments, irrespective of their age. Carbonate rocks and sediments emerge in response to mechanisms forced primarily by high environmental CO₂ contents. Therefore, research on petrological and geochemical carbonate topics is critical for understanding the global carbonate cycle, as carbonate minerals comprise the largest reservoir of carbon in the Earth’s lithosphere.

Remarkable advances have recently been made in understanding the petrology and geochemistry of carbonates, mainly considering environmental changes and their ecological impact. Furthermore, in recent decades, analytical techniques have also advanced and offer a more complete vision to scientists in mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry, making data available with a superlative analytical and spatial resolution.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect original research studies that can shed new light on the advances in stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrology, geochemistry, (paleo)climate, (pale)oceanography and hydrogeology of carbonate rocks and/or sediments. Contributions may embrace a broad spectrum of topics, because this Special Issue aims to show a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective of past and recent carbonates, whilst taking into account the fact that carbonate research is more focused on the assessment of processes and genetic relationships between textures and mineralogical, and geochemical compositions. Contributions can either be review papers related to special topics or very specialized research studies, offering new perspectives on specific aspects of recent or past carbonates.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the architecture and interpretation of carbonate outcrops; (2) the diagenetic and geochemical controls regarding carbonate deposition; (3) carbonate rocks or sediments as an archive of ancient/recent (paleo)-environmental changes; (4) role of carbonates in (pale)oceanography and the global carbon cycle; (5) recognition of primary versus diagenetic overprint in carbonates; (6) carbonate significance as a source and reservoir rocks.

We thank you and look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Nieto
Prof. Dr. José Miguel Molina
Guest Editors

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• carbonate rocks and/or sediments
• carbonate texture
• mineralogical and/or geochemical composition of carbonates
• carbonate petrology
• carbonate diagenesis
• carbonate weathering
• (paleo)-environmental changes
• carbon cycle
• continental or marine carbonates

• Carbonate Petrology and Geochemistry in Minerals (6 articles)