Editorial board

Editors of this journal work on a purely voluntary basis without remuneration. This secures the freedom of taking editorial decisions purely based on scientific quality assurance without any interference with the economic interests an open-access publisher might have.
Managing editor

Jannick Ingrin

UMET, CNRS Université de Lille
UMET
France
Chief editors

Etienne Balan

Sorbonne Universite
FSI
IMPMC
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

Defects in minerals and phase transitions
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
High-pressure study of minerals
Mineral physics
Numerical modelling of minerals
Physical properties of minerals

Reto Gieré

University of Pennsylvania
Earth and Environmental Science
United States

Subject areas

Subject areas

Archaeometry
Fluid-rock interaction
Metamorphic petrology
Ore deposits and mineral resources
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals

Sergey Krivovichev

St.Petersburg State University
Russian Federation

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Crystal chemistry
New minerals and systematic mineralogy
X-ray and mineral structure

Elisabetta Rampone

University of Genova
Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV)
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Experimental petrology
Geochronology
Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology
Structure and properties of melts

Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro

University of Granada
Dept. Mineralogy and Petrology
Spain

Subject areas

Subject areas

Clay minerals
Crystal growth and mineral formation
Environmental and bio-mineralogy
Fluid-rock interaction
Soil mineralogy
Advisory editor

Christian Chopin

ENS-CNRS
Laboratoire de Géologie
France
Associate editors

Rossella Arletti

University of Modena and Reggio Emilina
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal chemistry
High-pressure study of minerals
X-ray and mineral structure

Elena Belluso

University of Torino
Dept. of Earth Sciences
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Crystal growth and mineral formation
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Environmental and bio-mineralogy
Ore deposits and mineral resources

Cristian Biagioni

Università di Pisa
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Crystal chemistry
New minerals and systematic mineralogy
X-ray and mineral structure

Luca Bindi

University of Florence
Department of Earth Sciences
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Crystal chemistry
Crystal growth and mineral formation
Defects in minerals and phase transitions
X-ray and mineral structure

Tiziana Boffa Ballaran

Universität Bayreuth
Bayerisches Geoinstitut
Germany

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal chemistry
Defects in minerals and phase transitions
High-pressure study of minerals
Mineral physics
Physical properties of minerals
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals
X-ray and mineral structure

Martine Buatier

Université de Franche Comté
UMR CHronoEnvironnement
Département Géosciences
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

Clay minerals
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Fluid-rock interaction
Mantle petrology and geochemistry

Paola Comodi

Università di Perugia
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

High-pressure study of minerals
Mineral physics
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals
X-ray and mineral structure

Giuseppe Cruciani

Università di Ferrara
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Archaeometry
Crystal chemistry
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals
X-ray and mineral structure

Giovanni De Giudici

University of Cagliari
Chemical and Geological Sciences
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Environmental and bio-mineralogy
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals

Cristiano Ferraris

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle -Minéralogie CP 52
Earth Science
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
New minerals and systematic mineralogy
X-ray and mineral structure

Edward Grew

University of Maine
Earth Sciences
United States

Subject areas

Subject areas

Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology
New minerals and systematic mineralogy

Chiara Groppo

University of Torino
Dept. of Earth Sciences
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology
Numerical modelling of minerals

Sandro Jahn

University of Cologne
Institute of Geology and Mineralogy
Department of Geosciences
Germany

Subject areas

Subject areas

Defects in minerals and phase transitions
High-pressure study of minerals
Mineral physics
Numerical modelling of minerals
Physical properties of minerals
Structure and properties of melts

Alessio Langella

Naples University Federico II
Department of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Archaeometry
Ore deposits and mineral resources
Soil mineralogy

Bruno Lanson

Univ. Grenoble Alpes / CNRS
ISTerre (Earth Sciences)
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

Clay minerals
Defects in minerals and phase transitions
Environmental and bio-mineralogy
Fluid-rock interaction
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Soil mineralogy
X-ray and mineral structure

Didier Laporte

Campus Universitaire des Cézeaux
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

Experimental petrology
Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Mineral physics
Structure and properties of melts

Francisca Martinez-Ruiz

Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-Univ. Granada)
Marine Geosciences
Spain

Subject areas

Subject areas

Clay minerals
Environmental and bio-mineralogy
Geochronology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Soil mineralogy

Klaus Mezger

Universität Bern
Institut für Geologie
Switzerland

Subject areas

Subject areas

Archaeometry
Geochronology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology

Nobuyoshi Miyajima

Bayerisches Geoinstitut/University Bayreuth
Germany

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal chemistry
Defects in minerals and phase transitions
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Experimental petrology
Mineral physics
Physical properties of minerals

Massimo Nespolo

Université de Lorraine
Jean Barriol
CRM2 UMR CNRS 7036
France

Subject areas

Subject areas

X-ray and mineral structure

Alessandro Pavese

Universita' di Torino
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Numerical modelling of minerals
Physical properties of minerals
X-ray and mineral structure

Alberto Pérez-Huerta

The University of Alabama
Dept. of Geological Sciences
United States

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal growth and mineral formation
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Environmental and bio-mineralogy

Maurizio Petrelli

University of Perugia
Department of Physics and Geology
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Igneous petrology
Structure and properties of melts

Rubén Piña

University Complutense Madrid
Mineralogy and Petrology
Spain

Subject areas

Subject areas

Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Ore deposits and mineral resources

Stefano Poli

Università degli Studi di Milano
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Experimental petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology

Dejan Prelevic

University Mainz
Earth System Science Research Centre
Institute of Geosciences
Germany

Subject areas

Subject areas

Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology

Dmitry Pushcharovsky

Lomonosov Moscow State University
Geology
Russian Federation

Subject areas

Subject areas

Defects in minerals and phase transitions
New minerals and systematic mineralogy
X-ray and mineral structure

Thilo Rehren

The Cyprus Institute
STARC
Cyprus

Subject areas

Subject areas

Archaeometry
Geochronology

Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

University of Granada
Faculty of Sciences
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology
Spain

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal growth and mineral formation
Fluid-rock interaction

Cliff Shaw

University of New Brunswick
Earth Sciences
Canada

Subject areas

Subject areas

Experimental petrology
Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Structure and properties of melts

Roland Stalder

University of Innsbruck
Mineralogy and Petrography
Austria

Subject areas

Subject areas

Experimental petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals

Elena Sturm

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Germany

Subject areas

Subject areas

Crystal growth and mineral formation
Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
Environmental and bio-mineralogy

Riccardo Tribuzio

University of Pavia
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente
Italy

Subject areas

Subject areas

Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology

Jun Tsuchiya

Ehime University
Geodynamics Reserach Center
Japan

Subject areas

Subject areas

Defects in minerals and phase transitions
High-pressure study of minerals
Mineral physics
Numerical modelling of minerals
Physical properties of minerals

Dewashish Upadhyay

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Department of Geology and Geophysics
India

Subject areas

Subject areas

Geochronology
Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Metamorphic petrology

Vincent van Hinsberg

McGill University
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Canada

Subject areas

Subject areas

Metamorphic petrology
Ore deposits and mineral resources

Rucheng Wang

Subject areas

Subject areas

Accessory minerals
Crystal chemistry
Ore deposits and mineral resources

Elisabeth Widom

United States
Miami University
Geology & Environmental Earthh Science
United States

Subject areas

Subject areas

Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Structure and properties of melts

Qun-Ke Xia

Zhejiang University
School of Earth Sciences
China

Subject areas

Subject areas

Geochronology
Igneous petrology
Mantle petrology and geochemistry
Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals