Fluid, Melt and Solid Inclusions as a Petrogenetic Indicators

Dear Colleagues,

Inclusions are the small windows into the past. The vast majority of minerals are enriched in various types of inclusion assemblages, i.e., solid such as guest minerals, melt inclusions, organic matter, as well as fluid inclusions containing liquid, gaseous and solid species, closed in crystal at various stages of their growth. The research of these inclusions hosted by minerals coming from various geological settings could provide valuable physicochemical data on fluids/melts emanating from different systems, and tectonic events far back in time. Hence, the application of inclusions study could be found in diverse geological fields such as ore deposits, sedimentary systems, metamorphic petrology, tectonic evolution, crustal and mantle magmas, lunar geology and many others. The detailed inclusion characteristics are also very crucial in gemology, providing a clear fingerprint for specific geological conditions, genesis, and gives a clue for distinguishing gemstones from specific localities in the world as a result. Although the study of inclusions has been of special interests of geologists for a long time, due to the development of the analytical methodology and more in-depth interpretation of the data, it has been still a promising tool for the reconstruction of geological history. Contributions focused on inclusions coming from various geological systems and based on the most modern analytical approach to the inclusions petrography are therefore appreciated for this Special Issue.

Dr. Magdalena Dumańska-Słowik
Dr. Beata Naglik 
Dr. Tomasz Toboła 
Dr. Giovanni Ruggieri 
Guest Editors

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