Mineralogy and Geochemistry of High-Energy Events and Extinctions
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mineralogy; clay minerals; geochemistry; environmental evaluation; paleoenvironmental evolution; anthropic wastes; tsunami deposits
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mineralogy and geochemistry are fundamental tools in the investigation and detection of biological and geological events throughout the history of our planet. Some biological extinctions have been accompanied by mineralogical and geochemical changes in rocks and sediments, such as the presence of an iridium-rich layer as a result of the meteorite impact that caused the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. High-energy events, such as cyclones, hurricanes, or tsunamis, are distinguished by the presence of layers with distinctive mineralogical and geochemical characteristics within coastal sequences. This Special Issue of Minerals aims to focus on the role of mineralogy and geochemistry as methods for studying such events.
Dr. Francisco Ruiz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mineralogy
- geochemistry
- event stratigraphy
- geochemical proxies
- biological extinctions
- high-energy events
- shocked minerals
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