Editorial Board
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Section
- Mineral Deposits Section
- Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section
- Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology Section
- Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals Section
- Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications Section
- Biomineralization and Biominerals Section
- Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Sweden, Box 670, 751 28 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: geochemical exploration; ore deposit modelling; prospectivity mapping; machine learning; critical metals; compositional data analysis; mineral resource assessment
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Interests: geochemical exploration; ore deposit modelling; prospectivity mapping; machine learning; critical metals; compositional data analysis; mineral resource assessment
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Ocean Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: biomineralisation; paleoclimatology; climate change; geochemistry; evolution of marine calcifiers; ocean chemistry
Interests: biomineralisation; paleoclimatology; climate change; geochemistry; evolution of marine calcifiers; ocean chemistry
Geological Survey of Slovenia, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: geology; geochemistry; mining; environment; pollution
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Interests: geology; geochemistry; mining; environment; pollution
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Department of Dentistry, Nihon University, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan
Interests: anatomy; scanning electron microscopy; powder X-ray diffraction; raman spectroscopy
Interests: anatomy; scanning electron microscopy; powder X-ray diffraction; raman spectroscopy
Departament d’Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC (EMIT), Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa (EPSEM), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Av. Bases de Manresa 61–63, 08242 Manresa, Spain
Interests: mineral processing; gravity concentration; ore treatment; waste recycling; construction and demolition waste; jigging
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Interests: mineral processing; gravity concentration; ore treatment; waste recycling; construction and demolition waste; jigging
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Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Interests: biohydrometallurgy; biooxidation; bioremediation; cementitious materials; clay minerals; geopolymer; photocatalysts; radioactive wastes; resource recovery; spectroscopy; wastewater treatment
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Interests: biohydrometallurgy; biooxidation; bioremediation; cementitious materials; clay minerals; geopolymer; photocatalysts; radioactive wastes; resource recovery; spectroscopy; wastewater treatment
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Laboratory of Eco-materials and Resources, Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
Interests: environmental mineralogy; radioactive waste disposal; natural analogue; natural attenuation; geochemical modeling
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Interests: environmental mineralogy; radioactive waste disposal; natural analogue; natural attenuation; geochemical modeling
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School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: geochemistry; volcanology; petrology; tephrochronology; geology of the W. Pacific volcanic arc- backarc basins, cCaucasus and cyprus
Interests: geochemistry; volcanology; petrology; tephrochronology; geology of the W. Pacific volcanic arc- backarc basins, cCaucasus and cyprus
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: igneous petrology; geochemistry; geochronology; zircon; volcanology
Interests: igneous petrology; geochemistry; geochronology; zircon; volcanology
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Clermont Auvergne, 6 avenue Blaise Pascal, 63178 Aubière, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Interests: petrology; geochemistry; melt inclusions
Interests: petrology; geochemistry; melt inclusions
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: mineralogy; crystallography; X-ray powder diffraction; single-crystal X-ray diffraction; crystal chemistry
Interests: mineralogy; crystallography; X-ray powder diffraction; single-crystal X-ray diffraction; crystal chemistry
Department of Economic Geology and Petrology, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany
Interests: metamorphic geology (metapelites, metabasites); monazite dating by EPMA; geothermobarometry; Paleozoic and Proterozoic orogens; application of SEM-based automated mineralogical methods (Mineral Liberation Analysis/MLA); mineral resources; analytical methods with SEM and EPMA
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Interests: metamorphic geology (metapelites, metabasites); monazite dating by EPMA; geothermobarometry; Paleozoic and Proterozoic orogens; application of SEM-based automated mineralogical methods (Mineral Liberation Analysis/MLA); mineral resources; analytical methods with SEM and EPMA
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Institute of Geodynamics, Academia Romana, 020032 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: magmatic processes; magmatic dynamics; volcanology; petrography; geochemistry; XRF; ICPMS; geodynamics
Interests: magmatic processes; magmatic dynamics; volcanology; petrography; geochemistry; XRF; ICPMS; geodynamics
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, 193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic
Interests: mineralogy; crystallography; economic geology; geochemistry; selenides; sulfides; sulfosalts; oxysalt minerals; Raman spectroscopy
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Interests: mineralogy; crystallography; economic geology; geochemistry; selenides; sulfides; sulfosalts; oxysalt minerals; Raman spectroscopy
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1. Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia
2. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: kimberlites and related rocks; mantle xenoliths and their minerals; inclusions in mantle-derived minerals; intraplate magmatism; mantle melts/fluids; kimberlite indicator minerals; diamonds; experimental petrology
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2. Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: kimberlites and related rocks; mantle xenoliths and their minerals; inclusions in mantle-derived minerals; intraplate magmatism; mantle melts/fluids; kimberlite indicator minerals; diamonds; experimental petrology
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Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: experimental petrology; high pressure-high temperature experiments; analytical techniques; physico-chemical properties of the deep earth interiors; planetary formation; accretion and differentiation of terrestrial planets
Interests: experimental petrology; high pressure-high temperature experiments; analytical techniques; physico-chemical properties of the deep earth interiors; planetary formation; accretion and differentiation of terrestrial planets
Center for Earth and Space Research of the University of Coimbra (CITEU) - Earth Sciences Department, University of Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: stream sediments geochemistry; soil geochemistry; soil contamination; water contamination; ecological risks
Interests: stream sediments geochemistry; soil geochemistry; soil contamination; water contamination; ecological risks
School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
Interests: leaching and metal recovery; acid mine drainage; hydrometallurgy; mineral processing; coagulation and flocculation; adsorption; carbon nanotechnology; water treatment and purification; reduce, reuse, and recycle of metal resources
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Interests: leaching and metal recovery; acid mine drainage; hydrometallurgy; mineral processing; coagulation and flocculation; adsorption; carbon nanotechnology; water treatment and purification; reduce, reuse, and recycle of metal resources
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Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 269, 165 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic
Interests: mineralogy; meteoritics; impactites; microanalytical techniques; diffraction
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Interests: mineralogy; meteoritics; impactites; microanalytical techniques; diffraction
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School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: flotation reagent design; particle-particle interaction; particle-bubble interaction; fine particle flotation; wastewater treatment; waste management; mineral materials; hydrometallurgy; separation sience and technology
Interests: flotation reagent design; particle-particle interaction; particle-bubble interaction; fine particle flotation; wastewater treatment; waste management; mineral materials; hydrometallurgy; separation sience and technology
Mineralogy and Petrology, Geosciences, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney,
NSW 2010, Australia
Interests: gem minerals; igneous petrology; volcanism; Australian geology; tectonics; mass extinction;
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Interests: gem minerals; igneous petrology; volcanism; Australian geology; tectonics; mass extinction;
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School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: sustainable mine waste management; groundwater and soil pollution; acid mine drainage prevention and control; waste reprocessing and repurposing
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Interests: sustainable mine waste management; groundwater and soil pollution; acid mine drainage prevention and control; waste reprocessing and repurposing
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School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
Interests: mineral surface chemistry; nanobubble flotation; electrostatic dry separation; ultrafine particle separation; flotation reagents; flotation columns; layered nano-mineral materials; solid waste treatment and utilization; filtration and dehydration; tailings treatment; clean coal technology
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Interests: mineral surface chemistry; nanobubble flotation; electrostatic dry separation; ultrafine particle separation; flotation reagents; flotation columns; layered nano-mineral materials; solid waste treatment and utilization; filtration and dehydration; tailings treatment; clean coal technology
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Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Interests: crystal nucleation and growth for calcium phosphates, calcium carbonates, metals, metal oxides, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) under different functional template substrates, additives, and electric fields by in situ AFM, TEM, and FTIR/Raman spectroscopy; development of advanced AFM capabilities such as 3D FFM, EC-AFM, scanning thermal microscopy, and magnetic force microscopy
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Interests: crystal nucleation and growth for calcium phosphates, calcium carbonates, metals, metal oxides, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) under different functional template substrates, additives, and electric fields by in situ AFM, TEM, and FTIR/Raman spectroscopy; development of advanced AFM capabilities such as 3D FFM, EC-AFM, scanning thermal microscopy, and magnetic force microscopy
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Department of Geosciences, UiT—The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
Interests: diamonds; alkaline rocks; kimberlites; lamproites; lamprophyres; carbonatites; layered intrusions; mineral deposits; geochronology; perovskite; earth’s mantle
Interests: diamonds; alkaline rocks; kimberlites; lamproites; lamprophyres; carbonatites; layered intrusions; mineral deposits; geochronology; perovskite; earth’s mantle
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
Interests: mineral processing; modeling; simulation; comminution; physical concentration; coal preparation; discrete element method; degradation during handling; particle breakage
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Interests: mineral processing; modeling; simulation; comminution; physical concentration; coal preparation; discrete element method; degradation during handling; particle breakage
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Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Interests: earth and planetary interiors; planetary core; core formation; physical and chemical properties of the core; liquid iron-alloys
Interests: earth and planetary interiors; planetary core; core formation; physical and chemical properties of the core; liquid iron-alloys
V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Interests: U/Pb and 40Ar/39Ar dating; thermochronology; collisional tectogenesis; metamorphic complexes; granitoid batholith; noble- and rare-metal ore-magmatic systems; Central Asia
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Interests: U/Pb and 40Ar/39Ar dating; thermochronology; collisional tectogenesis; metamorphic complexes; granitoid batholith; noble- and rare-metal ore-magmatic systems; Central Asia
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Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI), University of Minnesota Duluth, One Gayley Avenue/PO Box 188, Coleraine, MN 55722, USA
Interests: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; geo-metallurgy; dry beneficiation; dewatering; battery materials; waste valorization
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Interests: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; geo-metallurgy; dry beneficiation; dewatering; battery materials; waste valorization
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Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Interests: reservoir characterization; petroleum geology; subsurface fluid circulation; CO2 storage and subsurface resources estimation; earthquake geology
Interests: reservoir characterization; petroleum geology; subsurface fluid circulation; CO2 storage and subsurface resources estimation; earthquake geology
