EJM – Collection – Experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry

This collection is designed to emphasize the significance of experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry in the fields of geoscience and planetary science. All types of experimental set-ups and experimental approaches are welcome. Topics of interest include planetary processes, deep Earth, mantle petrology, fluid–rock interaction, melt–rock interaction, melt properties, rock deformation, ore formation, magmatic and metamorphic petrology, mineral physics, bio-mineralogy, and methodological developments. This list is not exhaustive.

22 Jun 2026

Dehydration reactions in guano-derived minerals: the taranakite-to-francoanellite transformation

Yuri Galliano, Nicola Campomenosi, Fabio Bellatreccia, Donato Belmonte, Jo De Waele, and Cristina Carbone

Eur. J. Mineral., 38, 353–372, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-353-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-353-2026, 2026

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30 Apr 2026

The Tibet leucogranite as a potential high-purity-quartz raw material: first discovery and case study from the Dinggye area

Liting Sun, Xiaoyong Yang, Mei Xia, Yue Qiu, Zhenhui Hou, Xiaohu Fu, and Zetai Chen

Eur. J. Mineral., 38, 249–262, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-249-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-249-2026, 2026

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18 Mar 2026

High-spatial-resolution oxygen isotopic analysis to distinguish natural from synthetic corundum

Elena S. Sorokina, Axel K. Schmitt, Tobias Häger, and Jens Hopp

Eur. J. Mineral., 38, 123–134, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-123-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-123-2026, 2026

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05 Mar 2026

Hydrogen diffusion in hydrous minerals from Raman and NanoSIMS mapping – implications for isotopic characterization of fluid–rock interactions

Bruno Reynard, Jannick Ingrin, Anne-Céline Ganzhorn, Julie Jonfal, Hélène Pilorgé, Clémentine Fellah, Nadège Hilairet, and Laurent Remusat

Eur. J. Mineral., 38, 103–116, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-103-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-103-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Trace element distribution between rhyolitic melts and minerals in highly crystalline assemblages: experimental approach using a quartz trap

Francesco Vetere, Kristina Schimetzek, Maurizio Petrelli, Fleurice Parat, André Stechern, Christian Singer, and Francois Holtz

Eur. J. Mineral., 38, 9–25, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-9-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-38-9-2026, 2026

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16 Dec 2025

Analyzing trace element distribution and purification of vein quartz: a case study of Qianqi Furong mine in Inner Mongolia

Shaoyiqing Qu, Xiaoyong Yang, Mei Xia, Zhenhui Hou, and Yicun Wang

Eur. J. Mineral., 37, 953–970, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-953-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-953-2025, 2025

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25 Nov 2025

Ordering of tetrahedral and octahedral layers in synthetic lepidolites and Li-muscovites: two-dimensional {¹H} → ²⁹Si ∕ ²⁷Al CPMAS HETCOR and {¹⁹F} → ²⁹Si ∕ ²⁷Al CPMAS HETCOR spectroscopy

Michael Fechtelkord and Lara Sulcek

Eur. J. Mineral., 37, 877–888, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-877-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-37-877-2025, 2025

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