''Physics and Chemistry of Minerals'' is a

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published monthly by

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.Journal's homepage
/ref> The journal publishes articles and short communications on minerals or

solids Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas, and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy. A solid is characterized by structural ri ...

related to

minerals In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...

and covers applications of modern techniques or new theories and models to interpret atomic structures and physical or chemical properties of minerals. Topics include: general solid state

spectroscopy Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...

, experimental and theoretical analysis of

chemical bonding A chemical bond is a lasting attraction between atoms or ions that enables the formation of molecules and crystals. The bond may result from the electrostatic force between oppositely charged ions as in ionic bonds, or through the sharing of ...

in minerals,

physical properties A physical property is any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system. The changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe its changes between momentary states. Physical properties are o ...

, fundamental properties of atomic structure, mineral surfaces.

Impact factor

According to the

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, the journal has a 2010

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of 1.876 (announced in 2011).

Editors

The Editors-in-Chief are C.A. McCammon (

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, Germany), M. Matsui,

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, Japan), M. Rieder, (Praha, Czech Republic), and P. C. Burnley (

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, Nevada, USA).

References

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