Role of Organic Matter (OM) in Mineral Deposit
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 December 2021) | Viewed by 362
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic geochemistry; mass extinctions; compound specific isotopes; paleoclimate-paleoenvironment
Special Issue Information
Traditionally, mineral system research has focussed almost exclusively on inorganic geochemistry and mineralogy. However, research over the 5 years or so has now shown that petroleum basin and modern seafloor hydrothermal vent studies have identified that organic matter can have a significant influence on the behaviour of mineralising fluid and it is clear that effective integration of organic and inorganic systems knowledge is essential for a proper understanding of metal transport and ore formation in the organic-rich environments which characterise many valuable mineral deposits. To date, mineral exploration research has been expanded to address the role that organic material (for example hydrocarbons) and organic chemical reactions may play in the formation of metal deposits. We invite researchers to submit original papers that tackle the role of organics in mineral deposits.
Prof. Dr. Kliti Grice
Dr. Alexander Holman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomarkers
- organic matter
- mineral systems
- biogenic
- geobiology
- microbiology
- stable isotopes
