Platinum-Group Elements, Chromium and Nickel in Ultrabasic-Basic Complexes: New Results

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit original research articles or a topical reviews with the aim of reaching a broad audience of worldwide professionals and to report new results in various areas of mineralogy, geology, petrology, geochemistry or isotopic geochemistry. We especially welcome submissions with a special focus on ore deposits, PGE–Cr–Ni-bearing basic–ultrabasic complexes, derived placers, and other sources of PGE, chromium, nickel or other elements that could be important.

This Special Issue will focus on the following topis:

• Geology, petrology, and geochemistry of ore-bearing complexes in various geotectonic settings, including Uralian–Alaskan-type complexes, ophiolites, layered intrusions, subvolcanic complexes of komatiitic, picritic or basaltic origin, chromitites, base-metal sulfide orebodies, and others;
• Ore-forming processes and factors favoring the deposition of PGE–Cr–Ni ores;
• Uncommon or atypical associations of PGM, Cr, and Ni in various environments or unconventional styles of ore mineralization;
• Placer deposits of PGM and their provenance sources, features of geological backgrounds, mineral associations, and compositional variations;
• Mineral associations including potentially new mineral species or novel varieties and their structural or other characteristics.

All submitted manuscripts will undergo the peer review procedure of Minerals, and will be published rapidly upon acceptance.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Dr. Andrei Y. Barkov
Dr. Robert F. Martin
Guest Editors

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