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GEOLIFE – Geomaterials for the environment, technology and human activities. Preface to the October 2014 special set of papers arising from presentations at the Goldschmidt 2013 conference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

R. Giere ,
R. Oberti ,
S. Quartieri  and
R. Wogelius
R. Giere*
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences Geochemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 23-B, Freiburg, D-79104, Germany
R. Oberti*
Affiliation:
CNR-Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, UOS Pavia, via Ferrata 1, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
S. Quartieri*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina S. Agata, Italy
R. Wogelius*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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This special issue of the Mineralogical Magazine springs from the session we organized as part of the Goldschmidt 2013 conference in Florence. The title we proposed “GEOLIFE – Geomaterials for environment, technology and human activities” reflects our feeling that a wise use of the expertise gained by mineralogists while studying the crystal chemistry, as well as the chemical and physical properties of minerals in rocks and soils, still plays an important role in what is called “The cutting edge in Mineralogy and Mineral Physics”.

Indeed, the current expertise in the physical, chemical and structural characterization of geomaterials, i.e. minerals, rocks and their synthetic analogues, now allows us to design innovative applications both for technological and environmental purposes. During the meeting we discussed some frontier work on phases produced naturally by the Earth ‘laboratory’ or fabricated within academic laboratories, which have the potential to improve the quality of life for current and future generations.

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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 78 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. i - iii
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2014

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