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 the mining and materials industry.

*Recent Advances in Mineralogy* includes nine chapters that discuss the mineralogy, geochemistry, and mechanical properties of different granitic rocks, the origin and properties of different synthetic minerals, and the mineralogy of bituminous rocks from North Africa.

Chapter 1, "Introductory Chapter: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Metallogeny of Granites" by Miloš René, focuses on the main problems and solutions of mineralogy, geochemistry, and metallogeny of granitic rocks.

Chapter 2, "Granitoids of the Mauthausen Type in the Czech Part of the Moldanubian Batholith" by Miloš René and Zdeněk Dolníček, examines geological setting, petrology, geochemistry, and association of accessory minerals in biotite granodiorites of the Mauthausen type, which represent the youngest group of granitic rocks in the Moldanubian Batholith.

Chapter 3, "Fluorocarbonates from Biotite Granodiorite, Slavkovský les Mts., Czech Republic" by Miloš René and Zdeněk Dolníček, examines the mineralogy of parasite, bastnäsite, and synchysite evolved in granitic rocks of the redwitzite suite from the western part of the Bohemian Massif.

Chapter 4, "Deciphering Magmatic Evolution through Zoned Magmatic Enclaves and Composite Dikes: An Example from the Late Cretaceous Taejongdae Granite in Busan, Korea" by Mohammed S.M. Adam, Francois Hategekimana, YoungJae Kim, and Young-Seong Kim focuses on petrology, mineral chemistry, age dating, and geochemistry of Taejongdae granite in Southeastern Korea.

Chapter 5, "Examining the Effect of Powder Factor Variability on Granite Productivity" by L. K. Salati and M. S. Adeyemo, discusses granite productivity during its quarrying.

Chapter 6, "Physical and Mechanical Properties of Herrnholz Granite: An Ideal Experimental Material" by Ying Li and Rui Wu, focuses on the physical and mechanical properties of Herrnholz granite, which is found in the Hauzenberger Pluton in the southwest part of the Bohemian Massif.

Chapter 7, "Production and Applications of Synthetic Quartz" by Jun-Ichi Yoshimura, discusses the production of synthetic quartz and its applications in industry.

Chapter 8, "Dislocation-Point Defects-Induced by X-Irradiation Interaction in Alkali Halide Crystals" by Yohichi Kohzuki, reviews dislocation defects induced in KBr crystals by X-ray irradiation.

Finally, Chapter 9, "Mineralogical Properties of Moroccan Rif bituminous Rocks" by Khalihena Groune A.L., highlights the detailed geochemistry and mineralogy of bituminous rocks in the Moroccan Rif, North Africa.

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

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Section 1

Granitic Rocks
