Meet the editor

Dr. Miloš René, Ph.D., is a scientist at the Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. He obtained his MSc in Mineralogy and his Ph.D. in Economic Geology from Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic in 1968 and 1981, respectively. He has published about eighty-five scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and economic

geology. His recent scientific activity is concentrated on petrology and geochemistry of granitic rocks, mineralogy of accessory minerals, and mineralogy of uranium deposits, especially from the Central European Variscan belt.

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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

Mineralogy is also an important background for some other geosciences and of significance for many other scientific and technical disciplines, including the mining

*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

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

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

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

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

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

geochemistry of Taejongdae granite in Southeastern Korea.

parts of Earth.

and materials industry.

from North Africa.

Moldanubian Batholith.

western part of the Bohemian Massif.

the southwest part of the Bohemian Massif.

geochemistry, and metallogeny of granitic rocks.
