Preface

Mineralogy is a branch of geosciences that deals with crystal structures, physical properties, and chemical composition of minerals in various igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and processes, from high to low temperatures and in various parts of Earth.

Mineralogy is also an important background for some other geosciences and of significance for many other scientific and technical disciplines including environmental science, the mining and materials industry, and biomedical science.

*Mineralogy* includes thirteen chapters that discuss the methodology of specific mineralogical methods, the composition of minerals from different igneous rocks, and the composition of minerals from different sedimentary rocks.

Chapter 1, "Simultaneous Time-Resolved Photoluminescence and X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Operando Measurement during Ag Cluster Formation in Ag Zeolite X," by Miyanaga Takafumi et al. presents a detailed study of synthetic zeolites.

Chapter 2, "Some New Progress in the Experimental Measurements on Electrical Property of Main Minerals in the Upper Mantle at High Temperatures and High Pressures," by Dai Lidong et al. is a detailed methodological study of electrical properties of selected silicate minerals occurring in the upper mantle.

Chapter 3, "Mineral Physics," by Robert Lieberman focuses on a detailed methodology of the physical properties of minerals.

Chapter 4, "Testing and Validating Instruments for Feedstocks of Mineral Carbonation" by Rashid Muhammad Imran discusses measurement techniques used for carbon capture and storage in different minerals and rocks.

Chapter 5, "Normative Mineralogy Especially for Shales, Slates, and Phyllites," by Wolfgang H. Wagner provides a new method for normative recalculation of chemical analyses of different low-grade metasedimentary rocks.

Chapter 6, "Minerals as Prebiotic Catalysts for Chemical Evolution towards the Origin of Life," by Yamei Li presents a detailed methodological study of the oldest, prebiotic evolution of the Earth.

Chapter 7, "Ionic Conductivity of Strontium Fluoroapatites Co-doped with Lanthanides" by Khouloud Kthiri et.al discusses the preparation of fluoroapatites co-doped with selected lanthanides.

Chapter 8, "Mg-Ilmenite from Kimberlites, Its Origin" by Sergey I. Kostrovitsky contains detailed chemical analyses of different ilmenites occurring in kimberlite pipes in the Yakutian province (Siberian Craton).

Chapter 9, "Investigation of Accessory Minerals from the Blatná Granodiorite Suite, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic," by Miloš René discusses selected accessories from significant granitic batholith of the Central European Variscan belt.

Chapter 10, "Mineralogy of Peralkaline Silicic Volcanics: Information from Kone Volcano, Ethiopian Rift Valley" by Ayalew Dereje and Abebe Bekele contains detailed descriptions of selected minerals from volcanic rocks of the East African rift system in Ethiopia.

Chapter 11, "Use of Natural Safiot Clay for the Removal of Chemicals Substances from Aqueous Solutions by Absorption: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study," by El Kassimi Aziz et al. discusses the use of selected clay minerals for removing different pollutants from aqueous solutions.

Chapter 12, "Classification of Clay Minerals," by Akisanmi Praise contains a detailed classification and description of clay minerals.

Chapter 13, "Sedimentary Characteristics of the Member 1 of the Middle Devonian Suotoushan Formation and Its Ore-Bearing Potential in Northeastern Yunnan" by Zizheng Wang et al. describes high-purity quartz sandstone deposits from China.

> **Miloš René** Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

Section 1
