Mineralium Deposita

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Mineralium Deposita is the scientific publication of the SGA. Mineralium Deposita is published by Springer.

Karen Kelley (kdkelley(at)usgs.gov) (Canada) and Bernd Lehmann (lehmann(at)min.tu-clausthal.de) (Germany) are co-editors of Mineralium Deposita.

Mineralium Deposita publishes papers on all aspects of the geology of mineral deposits. It includes new observations on metallic and non-metallic minerals and mineral deposits, mineral deposit descriptions, experimental and applied inorganic, organic and isotope geochemistry as well as genetic and environmental aspects of mineral deposits.

Mineralium Deposita publishes Mineral Deposit Letters within 3 months, normally within the next issue after manuscript acceptance. Regular papers are published normally within 4 month after acceptance and usually 6-9 months after manuscript submission.

A significant benefit of SGA membership is free color figures in manuscripts.

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Mineralium Deposita is available online where accepted papers have a DOI and can be cited within a month from acceptance.

Mineralium Deposita is published eight times a year. Thematic issues are a common feature and can be proposed by guest editors with approval by and coordination with the chief editors.

Information for submission

The preferred method of submitting manuscripts is by electronic submission using Mineralium Deposita's Editorial Manager.

For detailed instructions to prepare a manuscript, see Instructions for authors
Manuscripts which are returned to the authors for revision should be sent back within 6 months; otherwise they will be considered withdrawn.