Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits

Dear Colleagues,

Combining interdisciplinary research work such as organic and inorganic geochemistry with bulk mineralogy, particularly relevant environmental geology and ore deposits, is paramount for reliable research results in depositional paleoenvironments, reservoir and source rock developments, and hydrocarbon exploration activities. This Special Issue can cover topics related to these aspects throughout the geologic history and related environmental perturbations and deposition of organic matter-rich black shale intervals during oceanic anoxic events. The approach used to contribute to this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:

• Whole rock mineralogy and microscopic investigations of mineral composition;
• Total organic carbon and Rock-Eval Pyrolysis analyses;
• Elemental geochemistry, including major, trace, and rare-earth elements;
• Organic petrography and maceral composition of predicted organic matter;
• Scanning electron microscopy of minerals;
• Stable isotope geochemistry.

Dr. Thomas Gentzis
Dr. Ahmed Mansour
Guest Editors

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