Understanding the Geologic History of Italy: Perspectives from Geochemistry, Geology and Mineralization
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 May 2025 | Viewed by 17673
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural geology and its applications in the several fields of the Earth sciences
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The present Special Issue of Minerals (MDPI) is broadly inclusive. It addresses the various fields of the Earth sciences contributing to tracing the geological evolution of Italy, whose territory covers one of the most (geo)dynamic regions in the world. Although a lot has been achieved in the last century and a half, more progress is still needed to better understand the geological history of Italy. In this perspective, the results of research studies based on geochemical and mineralogical analyses, and especially articles with a petrological, geochronological, or volcanological imprint, are particularly welcome as long as they offer insights into geological evolution. Furthermore, the Special Issue invites research studies focused on mineralization, as well as the related exploration methods, occurring in the Italian territory in the different geological conditions (e.g., karst, sedimentary, metamorphic, magmatic, and hydrothermal) that are frequently influenced by geodynamics/tectonics. Finally, review articles regarding specific mineralization-bearing geological contexts in Italy are invited.
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Festa
Dr. Fabrizio Tursi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geological evolution of Italy
- geochemical features of geological events
- geological contexts and mineralization
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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.
Title: Editorial.
Authors: Vincenzo Festa (a), Fabrizio Tursi (b)
Affiliation: (a) Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro (Italy); (b) Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Title: A review of the Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry of serpentinite from Calabria and Basilicata regions (southern Italy): problem or georesource?
Authors: Punturo R. (a), Apollaro C. (b), Vespasiano G. (b), Cirrincione R. (a), Bloise A. (b)
Affiliation: (a) Dept. Biological, Geological, Environmental Sciences - University of Catania, Italy; (b) Università della Calabria, Rende, Italy.
Title: Geochemistry of shales from the southern Apennines: paleoweathering, provenance and distribution of critical metals.
Authors: R. Buccione (a), G. Mongelli (a), G. Rizzo (a)
Affiliation: Dept. of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Macchia Romana Campus, 85100 Potenza, Italy.
Title: The Variscan metallogenic stages in Sardinia. Post-collisional tectonomagmatic evolution, crustal fertilization and ore genesis along a section of the southern Variscan belt.
Authors: Stefano Naitza (a), Leonardo Casini (b), Fabrizio Cocco (a), Antonio Funedda (a), Alfredo Loi (a), Giacomo Oggiano (b), Camille Rossignol (a), Francesco Secchi(b)
Affiliation: (a) Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari (Italy); (b) Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Università degli Studi di Sassari (Italy)
Title: Review of the historical ore districts of the Italian Alpine chain: minerogenesis, geological processes, and CRMs potential.
Authors: Licia Santoro (a), Marilena Moroni (b), Giulia Domenighini (a)
Affiliation: (a) Università degli studi di Torino (Italy); (b) Università degli studi di Milano (Italy)
Title: Petrographic and chemical inferences for the "terra rossa" genesis: searching for REE-minerals in the karst of Apulia (southern Italy).
Authors: Francesca Micheletti (a), Annamaria Fornelli (a), Luigi Spalluto (a), Fabrizio Tursi (b), Vincenzo Festa (a)
Affiliation: (a) Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro (Italy); (b) Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Title: Evolution of skarn genetic hypotheses in the key magmatic-hydrothermal system of Campiglia Marittima (Tuscany).
Authors: Simone Vezzoni (a), Andrea Dini (b), Sergio Rocchi (c)
Affiliation: (a) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma (Italy); (b) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa (Italy); (c) Università degli Studi di Pisa (Italy)
Title: Mineralization occurrences of the Sila and Serre Massifs (Calabria, southern Italy): An overview.
Authors: Fregola R.A. (a), Ciccolella A. (a), Festa V. (a), Ruggieri G. (b), Schingaro E. (a), Tursi F. (c), Ventruti G. (a)
Affiliation: (a) Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro (Italy); (b) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze (Italy); (c) Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Title: The ophiolite-hosted Cu-Fe-Zn deposits of Tuscany (Italy).
Authors: Andrea Dini (a), Chiara Boschi (a), Andrea Rielli (a)
Affiliation: (a) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa (Italy)