Innovative and Applied Research on Platinum-Group and Rare Earth Elements

<p>This book (Special Issue) presents the geological environment physical/chemical properties and crystallographic data for two new minerals associated with chromitites from the Othrys ophiolite complex: Eliopoulosite V7S8/IMA2019-96 and Grammatikopoulosite NiVP/IMA2019-090. The distribution mineralogy and field relationships of PGE-enriched ores which are important for our understanding of the metallogenic controls on the concentration of PGE and their exploration are addressed in papers providing (a) the first detailed data on the chromitites and platinum-group elements (PGE) mineralization from Ulan-Sar'dag ophiolite Central Asian Fold Belt/East Sayan Russia (b) peculiarities on the distribution of PGE in arsenopyrites and pyrites from the Natalkinskoe gold ore deposit NE Russia and (c) the occurrence of zoned laurite found in the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld layered intrusion South Africa characterized by textural/compositional features suggesting hydrothermal origin. Two papers deal with (a) the rare earth element (REE) distribution in various mineral deposits of Sweden obtained during the EURARE project and their application to the exploration of REE and (b) the optimization of the beneficiation process for the REE recovery from black sands. Five papers provide new data of genetic and exploration significance on trace elements including REE and PGE in various ore-types and factors controlling the Cr stable isotope (?53Cr values) in chromitites from the Balkan peninsula.</p>