''Mineralium Deposita, International Journal for Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits '' is a

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published by

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. It is the official journal of the

Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soc ...

. The journal covers

economic geology Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals and dimension stone, construction-grade stone. Economic geology is a ...

, experimental and applied

geochemistry Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the e ...

mineral deposits In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2011): Mi ...

research, and

ore deposit Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...

exploration. The

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are Georges Beaudoin (

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) and Bernd Lehmann ( Technical University of Clausthal). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2015

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of 3.467. Mineralium Deposita is a hybrid open-access journal and publishes both subscription and open access articles.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mineralium Deposita English-language journals Geology journals Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Academic journals established in 1967