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Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology

A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).

Section Information

The Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology Section welcomes submissions that advance our understanding of the chemical, structural, and temporal evolution of minerals and rocks across a broad range of geological and environmental contexts. We invite research that investigates the composition, formation, transformation, and age of minerals and their host rocks, using both established and emerging analytical approaches.

This section particularly seeks studies that provide new insights into mineral paragenesis and the physicochemical conditions governing minerals’ formation and evolution—encompassing parameters such as temperature, pressure, fluid composition, redox state, and other thermodynamic or kinetic factors. Contributions that explore interactions between minerals and the broader geosphere—including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere—are strongly encouraged, especially where these interactions shed light on cycles of elements, environmental processes, or anthropogenic impacts on Earth materials.

Submissions may include either methodological innovations or applications of established techniques across a wide range of analytical tools. These may involve, but are not limited to, electron microprobe analysis (EMPA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution and multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP–MS, MC-ICP–MS), quadrupole and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ICP–MS, TOF–MS), optical emission spectrometry (OES–MS), secondary and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (SIMS, TIMS), and X-ray absorption/emission spectroscopy (XAMES).

We particularly encourage submissions presenting novel geochronological and petrochronological data, including innovative approaches to absolute (radiometric) age determination for minerals, rocks, or synthetic materials. Studies highlighting breakthroughs in analytical accuracy, precision, calibration, or data interpretation are of special interest, as are those proposing new reference materials or standardized procedures designed to improve inter-laboratory consistency and data reproducibility.

In addition to original research articles, we welcome comprehensive topical reviews, multi-laboratory intercomparison studies, and collaborative investigations that benchmark emerging analytical techniques or provide critical evaluations of current methods. By bringing together these diverse lines of inquiry, the section aims to serve as a forum for advancing both the fundamental science and practical methodologies of mineral geochemistry and geochronology.

Keywords

  • Back-scattered electron imaging
  • Electron microscopy
  • Element partition coefficients
  • Energy dispersive spectroscopy
  • Geochronology
  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP−MS)
  • Laser ablation ICP−MS
  • Major, minor and trace elements
  • Ore mineralogy and petrology
  • Petrochronology
  • Radiometric age determination
  • Rare earth elements
  • Reference materials
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Secondary electron imaging
  • Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS, including nanoSIMS)
  • Synchrotron radiation
  • Thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS)
  • Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
  • Trace element microanalysis
  • X-ray fluorescence
  • X-ray diffraction

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