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
School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Interests: safety and control of new environmental pollutants; environmental mineralogy; prevention and control of water pollution; remediation of soil pollution; environmental and engineering
Interests: safety and control of new environmental pollutants; environmental mineralogy; prevention and control of water pollution; remediation of soil pollution; environmental and engineering
Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Dostal
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Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
Interests: granitoid rocks and associated rare metal mineralization; use of basement geochemical signatures in terrane analyses; geochemistry of volcanic rocks; komatiites and related rocks
Interests: granitoid rocks and associated rare metal mineralization; use of basement geochemical signatures in terrane analyses; geochemistry of volcanic rocks; komatiites and related rocks
CNRS-IC2MP, University of Poitiers, 86073 Poitiers, France
Interests: geobiology; origin of complex life; geochemistry; paleoenvironment; sedimentology; clay mineralogy; diagenesis
Interests: geobiology; origin of complex life; geochemistry; paleoenvironment; sedimentology; clay mineralogy; diagenesis
KHE Consulting, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: sampling; theory of sampling (TOS); process analytical technology (PAT); geochemistry; chemometrics; philosophy of science
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Interests: sampling; theory of sampling (TOS); process analytical technology (PAT); geochemistry; chemometrics; philosophy of science
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Interests: geotechnical engineering; deep geological disposal; THMC processes in geosystems; mining geotechnics
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Interests: geotechnical engineering; deep geological disposal; THMC processes in geosystems; mining geotechnics
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Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: earth-based building materials; earth building technologies; waste-based construction materials; artificial pozzolans; low embodied energy binders; building limes; architectural heritage conservation; vernacular construction rehabilitation
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Interests: earth-based building materials; earth building technologies; waste-based construction materials; artificial pozzolans; low embodied energy binders; building limes; architectural heritage conservation; vernacular construction rehabilitation
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Chemical Engineering, The American University of the Middle East, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Interests: flotation; rheology; clays; nickel laterite; tailings; physical separation
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Interests: flotation; rheology; clays; nickel laterite; tailings; physical separation
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State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Interests: mineral separation; flotation reagents; surface analysis; leaching; industrial wastewater treatment; mineral surface chemistry; process mineralogy; comprehensive utilization of mineral resources
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Interests: mineral separation; flotation reagents; surface analysis; leaching; industrial wastewater treatment; mineral surface chemistry; process mineralogy; comprehensive utilization of mineral resources
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Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: cement-clay interaction; bentonite; radioactive waste disposal; geochemical modeling; clay adsorption; water contamination
Interests: cement-clay interaction; bentonite; radioactive waste disposal; geochemical modeling; clay adsorption; water contamination
Institut de Chimie et Matériaux de Poitiers, UMR 7285, CNRS, Université de Poitiers, F-86073 Poitiers, France
Interests: clay mineralogy; X-ray and neutron diffraction of disordered minerals; neutron scattering of water dynamics; molecular modeling of hydrated minerals; mineral-water interfaces
Interests: clay mineralogy; X-ray and neutron diffraction of disordered minerals; neutron scattering of water dynamics; molecular modeling of hydrated minerals; mineral-water interfaces
Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ-USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba 13418-900, SP, Brazil
Interests: soil geochemistry; land reclamation; technosols
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Interests: soil geochemistry; land reclamation; technosols
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Department of Geosciences, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: tectonics; geological mapping of orogens; provenance of sedimentary basins; crustal-mantle interaction; shear zones and ore deposits; zircon geochronology
Interests: tectonics; geological mapping of orogens; provenance of sedimentary basins; crustal-mantle interaction; shear zones and ore deposits; zircon geochronology
Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec 41-200, Poland
Interests: mineralogy of metasomatic (skarn, rodingite) and pyrometamorphic rocks; crystal chemistry of minerals; SEM, microprobe, Raman spectroscopy; crystal growth and ontogeny of minerals; new minerals
Interests: mineralogy of metasomatic (skarn, rodingite) and pyrometamorphic rocks; crystal chemistry of minerals; SEM, microprobe, Raman spectroscopy; crystal growth and ontogeny of minerals; new minerals
Geosciences Programme, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei
Interests: ore deposits; geochemistry and mineralogy of noble metals; mafic–ultramafic rocks; ophiolite
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Interests: ore deposits; geochemistry and mineralogy of noble metals; mafic–ultramafic rocks; ophiolite
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EDYTEM, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS-UMR 5204, Campus Scientifique, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac CÉDEX, France
Interests: magmatism; tectonics; geodynamics; ancient orogens; economic geology; petrology; mineralogy; structural geology; geochemistry (major and trace elements, REE, isotopes); cartography; geochronology
Interests: magmatism; tectonics; geodynamics; ancient orogens; economic geology; petrology; mineralogy; structural geology; geochemistry (major and trace elements, REE, isotopes); cartography; geochronology
Dr. Thomas Gentzis
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Core Laboratories LP, 6316 Windfern Road, Houston, TX 77040, USA
Interests: organic petrology of unconventional rocks; trace element geochemistry; source rock analysis; thermal maturity
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Interests: organic petrology of unconventional rocks; trace element geochemistry; source rock analysis; thermal maturity
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1. Blue Minerals Consultancy, Wattle Grove, TAS 7109, Australia
2. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: acid and metalliferous drainage; hydrometallurgy; synchrotron science; mineral processing; flotation
2. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: acid and metalliferous drainage; hydrometallurgy; synchrotron science; mineral processing; flotation
Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Interests: tectonics, Paleoproterozoic geology; sediment-hosted Pb-Zn deposits; Proterozoic tectonics and supercontinent assembly; metamorphic
Interests: tectonics, Paleoproterozoic geology; sediment-hosted Pb-Zn deposits; Proterozoic tectonics and supercontinent assembly; metamorphic
Marine Geology & Mapping Dv., Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), 28003 Madrid, Spain
Interests: marine mineral deposits; ferromanganese mineralization; phosphorites; critical metals; biomineralization; economic geology; hydrothermal systems
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Interests: marine mineral deposits; ferromanganese mineralization; phosphorites; critical metals; biomineralization; economic geology; hydrothermal systems
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Institute of Mineralogy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Interests: applied mineralogy; quartz and silica; cathodoluminescence
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Interests: applied mineralogy; quartz and silica; cathodoluminescence
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GéoHydrosystèmes Continentaux, Université de Tours, EA 6293 GéHCO, Parc Grandmont, 37200 Tours, France
Interests: dynamics of trace elements during the solid transport in rivers; spatio-temporal variations; transfers to waters and solid speciation
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Interests: dynamics of trace elements during the solid transport in rivers; spatio-temporal variations; transfers to waters and solid speciation
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Departamento de Geociências, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto and Instituto de Ciências da Terra, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: mineral analytical techniques; mineralogy of fly ash and bottom ash; ore deposits
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Interests: mineral analytical techniques; mineralogy of fly ash and bottom ash; ore deposits
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Department of Geology, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: structural geology; tectonics; geochronology; Pangea; oroclines
Interests: structural geology; tectonics; geochronology; Pangea; oroclines
GGTL Laboratories Liechtenstein, Gnetsch 42, 9496 Balzers, Liechtenstein
Interests: fancy colour diamonds (spectroscopy and imaging; treatments); gemstone spectroscopy; gem testing instrument developments; gem treatments
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Interests: fancy colour diamonds (spectroscopy and imaging; treatments); gemstone spectroscopy; gem testing instrument developments; gem treatments
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Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Interests: hydrometallurgy; metallurgical kinetics; solution chemistry; interfacial phenomena; electrometallurgy; nano/colloidal particles synthesis and applications
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Interests: hydrometallurgy; metallurgical kinetics; solution chemistry; interfacial phenomena; electrometallurgy; nano/colloidal particles synthesis and applications
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State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Frontiers Science Center for Deep-time Digital Earth, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: metal stable isotopes; adakites; continental crust; deep oxygen cycle; deep carbon cycle; compositional evolution of planets
Interests: metal stable isotopes; adakites; continental crust; deep oxygen cycle; deep carbon cycle; compositional evolution of planets
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Biosciences, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
Interests: geomicrobiology; biohydrometallurgy; biogeochemical processes; biomining; bioleaching; mineral-microbe interactions
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Interests: geomicrobiology; biohydrometallurgy; biogeochemical processes; biomining; bioleaching; mineral-microbe interactions
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The Department of Classics and Archaeology, The School of Humanities, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Interests: silk road; heritage science; glasses and glazes; scientific analysis; early Islamic
Interests: silk road; heritage science; glasses and glazes; scientific analysis; early Islamic
Economic Geology Research Centre (EGRU), James Cook University, Townsville 4810, Australia
Interests: fluid-rock interaction; fluid inclusions; graphite; fluid thermodynamic modelling; hydrothermal ore deposits; granulite; ultrahigh temperature metamorphism
Interests: fluid-rock interaction; fluid inclusions; graphite; fluid thermodynamic modelling; hydrothermal ore deposits; granulite; ultrahigh temperature metamorphism
Department of Engeneering and Geology, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti and Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Interests: construction materials; petrography; mineralogy; geochemistry; texture; CDW (construction and demolition waste); analytical methods
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Interests: construction materials; petrography; mineralogy; geochemistry; texture; CDW (construction and demolition waste); analytical methods
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