Topics and Scope
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Basic, applied and technical research results in the fields of Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry are welcomed as oral or poster presentations. Here are some suggestions for topics:
Mineralogy & Crystallography
- Properties of minerals & materials
- Physics & chemistry of minerals
- Crystal structures of minerals & related compounds
- Topology & modular aspects of crystal structures
- New minerals & mineral classification
- Phase transitions & high-pressure / high-temperature mineralogy
- Microstructures & textures of minerals
- Neutron & electron scattering
- Recent analytical developments used in the Earth sciences
- Aperiodic & quasi-crystals
Applied & Technical Mineralogy
- Environmental mineralogy & technical applications
- Forensic mineralogy
- Cements, ceramics, glasses & building stones
- Archeometry & cultural heritage
- Biomineralogy & biomineralization
- Mineralogical aspects related to climate change (carbon cycle)
Environmental & Medical Mineralogy
- Biosphere-geosphere interactions: environmental aspects
- Anthropogenic environments
- Weathering, dissolution, adsorption, and transport processes
- Developments & applications of analytical methods
- Stable isotopes in biogeochemistry: Experiment and theory
- Biogenic substances - CO2 cycle and storage
- Biogeochemical interfaces & environmental mineralogy
Petrology & Geochemistry
- From melts to rocks & P-T evolution of rocks
- Timing & duration of metamorphic events & reactions
- Transport reactions, fluid―mineral―rock interactions & interfaces
- Stable & radioactive isotopes: clocks & tracers of rock evolution
- Geochronology & petrochronology
- Fluid processes in the crust & mantle
- Sedimentology & weathering of rocks
- Thermodynamics & phase equilibria
- Experimental mineralogy, petrology & geochemistry
- The deep Earth and beyond
- Astromineralogy, early solar system & the mineral record of impact events
Economic Geology & Ore Deposits
- Raw materials & metals
- Industrial, economic & ore minerals
- Critical geomaterial
- Geometallurgical aspects in the beneficiation of metallic ore deposits
- Genesis of ore & mineral deposits
- Field studies
- (Deposit) modelling & mapping
- Supergene enrichments
Open Sessions
- Computer programmes
- Gemmology & gemstones
- Mineral history & teaching
- Mineralogical museums & collections
- Other general aspects of Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry