Minerals Special Issue on 'Petrophysical Characteristics of Naturally Deformed Rocks'

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Società Geologica Italiana

Dear Colleagues and friends,
 
As the guest editors of the Minerals Special Issue on "Petrophysical Characteristics of Naturally Deformed Rocks", we would like to cordially invite you to contribute with research paper or review to this Issue.

This Special Issue welcomes articles on the following main categories:
- Understanding/modeling the relationships between rock fabric and measured anisotropy and method development;
- Application of anisotropy measures to interpret geodynamics/tectonics/fluid migration;
- Correlations between different types of anisotropy.

Keywords
Magnetic fabrics; Seismic anisotropy; Crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO); Shape preferred orientation (SPO); Mineral rheology; Phase interconnectivity; Fluid migration; Stylolites; Reservoir characterization; Pores; Permeability; Microfractures; Shear bands; Synchrotron-based micro-CT imaging

Special issue details
Title: Petrophysical Characteristics of Naturally Deformed Rocks
Guest Editors: Eugenio Fazio (University of Catania, Italy); Andrea R. Biedermann (University of Bern, Switzerland); Rosalda Punturo (University of Catania, Italy)

Submission Deadline: April 2021
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/NaturallyDeformedRocks_minerals
 
Should your response be positive, we would appreciate receiving within the next two months a short tentative abstract (150-200 words) describing the topic covered in your contribution. Papers can be submitted at any time up until the deadline as they will be published *on an ongoing basis*.
 
Journal details: Minerals is one of MDPI's open-access journals (indexed in Web of Science, current Impact Factor 2.250). *JCR category rank*: 6/19 (Q2) in Mining & Mineral Processing; 12/29 (Q2) in Mineralogy.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs) per accepted paper but could be reduced by 400 CHF discount. You may share this invitation with your team members and co-authors.

Please feel free to contact the Editorial Office (minerals@mdpi.com or heather.wu@mdpi.com), if you have any questions or concerns.

We very much hope that you can accept this offer and we look forward to hearing from you.

The Guest Editor of the Special Issue
Eugenio Fazio (University of Catania, Italy);
Andrea R. Biedermann (University of Bern, Switzerland);
Rosalda Punturo (University of Catania, Italy)