Editorial for Special Issue “Metallurgical Slags”

Kierczak, Jakub; Ettler, Vojtěch

doi:10.3390/min11010024

Minerals

2020

DOI: 10.3390/min11010024

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Editorial for Special Issue “Metallurgical Slags”

Jakub Kierczak

Vojtěch Ettler

Abstract: Exploitation and further processing of mineral resources are of great importance for modern society [...]

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On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective

Hazen

Morrison

2022

American Mineralogist

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A systematic survey of 57 different paragenetic modes distributed among 5659 mineral species reveals patterns in the diversity and distribution of minerals related to their evolving formational environments. The earliest minerals in stellar, nebular, asteroid, and primitive Earth contexts were dominated by relatively abundant chemical elements, notably H, C, O, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca, Ti, Cr, and Fe. Significant mineral diversification subsequently occurred via two main processes, first through gradual selection and concentration of rarer elements by fluid-rock interactions (for example, in hydrothermal metal deposits, complex granite pegmatites, and agpaitic rocks), and then through nearsurface biologically-mediated oxidation and weathering.We find that 3349 mineral species (59.2 %) are known from only one paragenetic context, whereas another 1372 species (24.2 %) are associated with two paragenetic modes. Among the most genetically varied minerals are pyrite, albite, hornblende, corundum, magnetite, calcite, hematite, rutile, and baryte, each with 15 or more known modes of formation. Among the most common paragenetic modes of minerals are near-surface This is the peer-reviewed, final accepted version for American Mineralogist, published by the Mineralogical Society of America.The published version is subject to change. Cite as Authors (Year) Title. American Mineralogist, in press.

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On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective

Hazen

Morrison

2022

American Mineralogist

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On the Attributes of Mineral Paragenetic Modes

Hazen

Morrison

Prabhu

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The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology

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The mineral kingdom has experienced dramatic increases in diversity and complexity through billions of years of planetary evolution as a consequence of a sequence of physical, chemical, and biological processes. Each new formational environment, or “mineral paragenetic mode,” has its own characteristic attributes, including the stage of mineral evolution and geological age, ranges of T, P, duration of formation events, and other environmental influences on mineral formation. Furthermore, the minerals associated with each paragenetic mode have a wide range of average properties, including hardness, density, and chemical and structural complexity. A survey of attributes of 57 mineral paragenetic modes representing the full range of mineral-forming processes reveals systematic trends, including: (1) minerals documented from older paragenetic processes are systematically harder on average than those from more recent processes; (2) minerals from paragenetic modes formed at lower T (notably <500 K) display greater average structural complexity than those formed at high T (especially >1000 K); and (3) minerals from paragenetic modes that display greater average chemical complexity are systematically less dense than those from modes with lesser average chemical complexity. In addition, minerals formed in anhydrous environments and/or by abiotic processes are, on average, significantly denser and harder than those formed in hydrous environments and/or by biotic processes.

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Editorial for Special Issue “Metallurgical Slags”

Abstract: Exploitation and further processing of mineral resources are of great importance for modern society [...]

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective

On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective

On the Attributes of Mineral Paragenetic Modes

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