Minerals

Environmental Geochemistry of Heavy Metals: Contamination, Impacts, and Countermeasure Strategies

edited by

Takahiko Arima

,

Walubita Mufalo

and Toshifumi Igarashi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8031 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; soil pollution sources and assessment; groundwater contamination; geochemistry of heavy metals; trace element speciation and mobility; acid mine drainage; environmental remediation and monitoring; naturally occurring heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Rocks, Soils, Sediments, and Water Containing Hazardous Substances

edited by

Silvia Fornasaro

,

Nosir Shukurov

and

Gevorg Tepanosyan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5683 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; emerging organic contaminants; technology-critical elements; elemental mobility; risk assessment; rock weathering; geogenic vs. anthropogenic sources; persistent organic pollutants; metal-rich airborne particles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by

Hao Deng

, Jin Chen and Zhiqiang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3014 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D geological modeling; mineral prospectivity mapping; machine learning of 3D geosciences data; deep learning for deep mineral exploration; 3D integration of geophysical and geochemical data; structural geology and fault modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Sulfide Ores, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongbo Zhao

and

Jiushuai Deng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfide ores; flotation; (bio)hydrometallurgy; electrochemistry; surface chemistry; fluid inclusion; selective separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elsabe Kearsley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali activation; fly ash; ground granulated blast furnace slag; geopolymer; acid resistant concrete; alkali activated cement; alkali activator; environmental impact; waste materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

3D Technologies and Machine Learning in Mineral Sciences

edited by

Andrei Ionuț Apopei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D technologies; machine learning; digital twin in mineral sciences; mineral informatics; digital mineralogy; automated mineral recognition and image processing; virtual museums and cultural heritage; immersive learning in mineral sciences; interactive 3D models for geological studies

Crystal Chemistry of Sulfate Minerals and Synthetic Compounds

edited by

Artem S. Borisov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfate minerals; sulfate materials; X-ray diffraction; non-ambient conditions; HT/LT behavior; phase stability; crystal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Geological Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Pereira da Silva

,

Daniel P. S. De Oliveira

and

João Pedro Veiga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical raw materials; ores; rocks; soils; minerals; mineral deposits and exhausted mines; geomaterials; mining; waste materials; acid mine drainage; mineral resources; secondary minerals; secondary raw materials; efflorescent minerals; ornamental stones; rock weathering; degradation phenomena; built heritage; mortars; geological tourism; mining heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Soil and Sediment

edited by

Jajati Mandal

,

Andrew S. Hursthouse

,

Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman

and

Juan Manuel Martín-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil geochemistry; sediment mineralogy; heavy metals; organic contaminants; nutrients; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Geochronology, Mineralogy, and Genesis of Orogenic Gold Deposit: Implications for Gold Prospecting

edited by Gustavo Luiz Campos Pires, Pedro Maciel de Paula Garcia and Felipe Emerson André Alves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: structurally controlled gold deposits; mineralizing hydrothermal fluids; metamorphic terrains; P-T-t pathway; deformational history; gold prospecting; gold tectonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals

edited by Dina M. Bower

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioweathering; biomineralization; biogeochemistry; microbial mats; biofilms; secondary minerals; microfossils; metabolisms; biotic; abiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of the Amazonian and São Francisco Cratons: Insights from Thermochronological and Geochronological Data

edited by Airton Natanael Coelho Dias and Cândido Augusto Veloso Moura

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sã o Francisco Craton; Amazonian Craton; thermochronology; geochronology; Archean geology; Earth's geodynamics; TTG rocks; geological evolution; supercontinents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Bioleaching of Metals: Current Applications and Future Directions

edited by Rosina Nkuna and

Tonderayi Matambo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial– mineral interactions; bioleaching; bioremediation; metal cycling; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Advanced Techniques in Mining Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by Alseno Kagiso Mosai, Izak Kotze and

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine wastewater; toxic elements; precious elements; recovery; adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Process Mineralogy, Plant Practice and Developments in Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Homero Delboni Júnior

, Laurindo De Salles Leal Filho and

Rodrigo Magalhães de Carvalho

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: process mineralogy; plant practice; comminution; sizing; minerals separation; sampling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Formation of Dolomite Reservoirs: Diagenetic and Tectonic Controls

edited by Ao Su

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: dolomitization; fluid flow; diagenesis; porosity evolution; hydrocarbon injection; dating/petrochronology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

The Genetic Link Between Kimberlite and Continental Flood Basalt: Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology

edited by Jing Sun, Huapeng Niu and

Igor Sharigin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: kimberlite; continental flood basalt; mantle plume; xenoliths

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

The Application of Accessory Mineral Geochemistry in Ore Deposit Studies

edited by

Lei Liu

,

Jingya Cao

and Youyue Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cu-Au deposits; rare metal deposits; W-Sn deposits; geochemical prospecting; ore deposit geochemistry; apatite geochemistry; tourmaline geochemistry; monazite geochemistry; in situ mineral microanalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Gold–Polymetallic Deposits in Convergent Margins

edited by

Haocheng Yu

,

Hao Song

and Mingyang Wang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal deposit; geochemistry; geochronology; fluid evolution; ore-forming process; fluid– rock interaction; metal transport and deposition; ore exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Recent Advances in Automated Mineralogy: From SEM-Based Systems to µXRF, 3D µCT and Beyond

edited by

Otávio da Fonseca Martins Gomes

, Reiner Neumann and

Andrew Menzies

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2287 | Submission Open

Keywords: scanning electron microscope (SEM); micro X-ray fluorescence (µ XRF); 3D X-ray micro computed tomography (3D µ CT); process mineralogy; mineral liberation analysis; geometallurgy; geosciences; petroleum exploration; petroleum production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Álvaro Aracena Caipa

and

Hyunjung Kim (Nick)

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6322 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics for high and low temperatures; heterogeneous kinetics; extractive metallurgical processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Geosciences in the Banda Arc Region: Resources, Hazards and Sustainable Development

edited by

Marina Cabral Pinto

, Ron Alan Harris, João Pratas and

Fernando Carlos Lopes

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open

Keywords: Banda Arc; Asia; Irian Jaya; Seram; Sulawesi; Timor-Leste; tectonics; volcanism; mineral resources; hydrogeology; petroleum geology; environmental geochemistry; GIS; geodiversity; sustainable development

Petrography, Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Igneous Rocks

edited by

Saumitra Misra

and Chad D. Deering

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrography; mineralogy; geochemistry; geochronology; magma origin; magma evolution; geotectonic setting; igneous rocks

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3368 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault zone; carbonate reservoir; deformation; fracture network; diagenesis; fracture– diagenesis interaction

Bauxite: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application

edited by Leonardo Boiadeiro Ayres Negrão and

Roberto Buccione

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open

Keywords: bauxite's; redmud; laterite; supergenic; weathering; alumina

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Geology, Geochemistry, Genesis, Modeling, Structure and Exploration of Copper Polymetallic Deposits

edited by Bo Li,

Xinghai Lang

, Zhongfa Liu and Xinfu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15080 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper polymetallic deposits; geology and geochemistry; fluid inclusion and ore-forming fluid; metallogenic age; ore genesis and metallogenic mechanism; metallogenic model; ore field structural system; exploration and prospecting prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advancements in Mineral Resource Characterization Using Machine Learning

edited by

Nadia Mery

,

Mohammad Maleki

,

Emmanouil Varouchakis

and

Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8490 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resource characterization; machine learning in geology; geospatial data analysis; deep learning in mining; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; geological and geometallurgical modeling; data mining in mining; neural networks for resource estimation; predictive modeling in mining; mineral exploration; feature selection for geological data; automated resource estimation; remote sensing and machine learning; ensemble methods in mining; mining data analytics; optimization in resource estimation; AI in mineral resource assessment; geospatial modeling in mining; mineral deposit modeling; geometallurgical data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Petrological, Geochemical and Geodynamic Study of Ophiolites and Modern Oceanic Lithosphere

edited by

Paola Tartarotti

,

Ruibao Li

and Francesca Claudia Rotondo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5284 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal minerals; oceanic alteration; oceanic mineral deposits; biomineralization; mid-ocean ridge processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Application of Nanomaterials in Mineral Processing

edited by

Alien Blanco-Flores

and

Hyunjung Kim (Nick)

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5264 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; flotation; surface modification; selective separation; nanoparticles; catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Thermal History and Preservation Mechanisms of Porphyry-Cu Deposits: Evidence from Thermochronology, Mineral and Isotopic Geochemistry

edited by Huanhuan Yang, Zhi Zhang and Yong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3700 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry Cu deposits; geological characteristics of deposits; mineral system; thermochronology study; telescoping and modification process of deposits; preservation mechanisms; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineralogical and Geochemical Insights into Cultural Heritage Materials

edited by Nuno Leal, Amélia Dionísio and

Joaquim Simão

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; mineralogy; geochemistry; degradation; conservation; materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Hyperspectral Imaging of Rocks: Mineralogical Characteristics and Classification

edited by Daniel Capella Zanotta, Ademir Marques Junior and Joice Cagliari

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; mineral classification; spectral signatures; rock characterization; geological mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Electromagnetic Inversion for Deep Ore Explorations

edited by

Ronghua Peng

,

Bo Han

and Yuanzhi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic inversion; deep ore exploration; mineral prospecting; machine learning; time-domain and frequency-domain EM methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Extraction of Valuable Elements from Salt Lake Brine

edited by Enze Li, Jie Ding and

Feng Jiang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: solution chemistry of salt lake brine; separation technologies of valuable elements; interface regulation and process intensification; material flow analysis of valuable elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Hyperspectral and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration

edited by

Lei Liu

, Jingjing Dai and Yaqian Long

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; visible– shortwave infrared; thermal infrared; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Igneous Rocks as Archives of Earth's Geological History: Magma Processes and Continental Crust Evolution

edited by Takeshi Hasegawa, Indranova Suhendro and Kazuya Shimooka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open

Keywords: igneous rock; continental crust; magma process; geochronology; volcanism; plutonism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Characterization of Archaeological Materials Employing Geochemical and Analytical Methods

edited by

Gianni Gallello

and

Marco Lezzerini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical elements; trace elements; mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry; archaeological materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Advances in Kaolinite Group Clay Minerals and Their Applications

edited by

Eleni Gianni

, Daniel Moreno-Rodriguez, Martina Maria Calvino and

Dimitrios Papoulis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: kaolinite-group mineral-based nanocomposites; halloysite nanotubes; kaolinite; pharmaceutical applications; environmental applications; molecular simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Ion-Adsorption-Type REE Deposits

edited by

Xu Zhao

and

Jingzhao Dou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: REE deposits; REE minerals; REE mobilization by weathering; ion-adsorption of REE; REE-bearing minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geology, Exploration and Mining of Deep-Sea Mineral Resources

edited by

Georgy Cherkashov

,

Luigi Jovane

, Pedro Madureira and

Francisco J. González

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine minerals; exploration methods; geological setting of DSM; mineralogy; geochemistry and dating of deep-sea deposits; ore forming models of DSM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Tectonic Significance of Pyroclastic Rocks

edited by

Yu Zhang

and

Chongjin Pang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: pyroclastic deposits; geochronology; geochemistry; alteration mineralogy; eruption dynamics; epithermal mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Application of Deep Learning and Computer Vision in Petrographic Images Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastian Iwaszenko

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; deep learning; object detection; image segmentation; petrographic images analysis; maceral images analysis; microscopic images of mineral matter analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Clay Minerals for Environmental Remediation and Sustainable Energy

edited by

Ke Wang

, Sijia Sun and Meng Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Island-Reef Carbonate Systems: Facies, Diagenesis, and Dolomitization Processes

edited by Rui Wang, Min Ren and

Simone Booker

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: island– reef carbonate systems; facies; diagenesis; dolomitization; climatology; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Arsenic Pollution: Sources, Speciation and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Anna Karczewska

and

Karolina Lewińska

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: arsenic; soil; contamination; remediation; immobilization; release; solubility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery

edited by Mengling Stuckman, Charles A. Cravotta and Chin-Min Cheng

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine drainage; tailing leachate; environmentally responsible; (bio)geochemical interactions and models; rare earth elements; lithium; transition metals; socio-economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Genesis and Metallogeny of Non-Ferrous and Precious Metal Deposits, 3rd Edition

edited by Yunsheng Ren and

Qun Yang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: ore genesis; mineralization mechanisms; geochronology; geochemistry; non-ferrous and precious metal deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Clay Minerals, Biomaterials and Engineered Mineral Materials in Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Jorge César Masini

and

Vhahangwele Masindi

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water technologies; adsorption of pollutants; bio-based adsorbents; sustainable supported catalysts; advanced oxidation processes; engineered and emerging mineral materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Innovations in Hydrometallurgy: Traditional and Emerging Approaches for Sustainable Metal Recovery

edited by

Sehliselo Ndlovu

,

Mostafa Khodakarami

and Thandazile Moyo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6520 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrometallurgy; sustainable extraction; circular economy; urban mining; environmental impact; innovative techniques; traditional approaches; resource efficiency; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Gems Under the Microscope: New Insights into Mineral Structures and Properties

edited by

Tao Chen

, Zhengyu Zhou and Yuzhi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5498 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral structures and microstructure of gemstones; mineral properties of gemstones; nano-inclusions in gemstones; geochemistry characterization; geological process; mineralogical and gemological research in ancient geomaterials; multi-mineral aggregate jade

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

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