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Issues Published in 2015 -- Volume 11

February (v11n1) Mineralogy of Mars
April (v11n2) Arc Magmatic Tempos
June (v11n3) Apatite
August (v11n4) Societal and Economic Impact of Geochemistry
October (v11n5) Supergene Metal Deposits
December (v11n6) Geomicrobiology and Microbial Geochemistry

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February 2015 - Mineralogy of Mars

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity was designed and built to explore the surface of Mars and characterize its modern environment. Its primary objective was to search for ancient habitable environments. During its nominal one-Mars-year mission (23 Earth months), Curiosity drilled and scooped samples, made mineralogical, isotopic, and compositional measurements, took hundreds of thousands of images that provided geologic context for samples, and acquired millions of observations of the modern environment.Curiosity is the most advanced mobile geochemistry laboratory to have ever roved another planet, and it has been very productive. Within 8 months of landing, scientists were able to confirm mission success with evidence of an ancient habitable environment on Mars. This issue presents the range of discoveries related to the investigations of the solid materials at Gale Crater and elsewhere on Mars. [Grotzinger et al. (2015) Elements 11:19-26]

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February 2015 -- Mineralogy of Mars

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Curiosity’s Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater, Mars by John P. Grotzinger, Joy A. Crisp, Ashwin R. Vasavada, and the MSL Science Team
Images from Curiosity: A New Look at Mars by Linda C. Kah and the MSL Science Team
ChemCam: Chemostratigraphy by the First Mars Microprobe by Roger C. Wiens, Sylvestre Maurice, and the MSL Science Team
In Situ Compositional Measurements of Rocks and Soils with the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Rovers by Ralf Gellert, Benton C. Clark III, and the MSL and MER Science Teams
Determining Mineralogy on Mars with the ChemMin X-Ray Diffractometer by Robert T. Downs and the MSL Science Team
Volatile and Isotopic Imprints of Ancient Mars by Paul R. Mahaffy, Pamela G. Conrad, and the MSL Science Team

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Editorial Has Life Ever Existed on Mars?
From the Editors Changing of the Guard & Introducing Bernie Wood
A Life in Science Applying for a Master's or PhD Degree
CosmoElements The Study of Exogenic Rocks on Mars
Perspective Roving Across Mars: Searching for Evidence of Former Habitable Environments
Perspective The Quest for a Second Origin of Life
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The Elements Toolkit New Instrumentation for Carbon-14 Dating
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February 2015 – Volume 11 Number 1
Mineralogy of Mars

GUEST EDITOR
John P. Grotzinger

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
Gordon E. Brown Jr.

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April 2015 - Arc Magmatic Tempos

The differentiation of our planet and formation of the continental crust, and its underlying mantle lithosphere, are in large part the result of magmatic processes at convergent margins. These magmatic processes are important to issues of societal interest such as the evolution of life, mineral and energy deposits, volcanic and fault hazards, and long-term climate change. Magmatism in oceanic and continental convergent arcs is not temporally or spatially steady-state, rather it occurs in pulses and lulls. The articles in this issue explore the tempo of magmatism as recorded in the rock record, investigate the causes of high-volume events in subduction-related magmas, and provide an overview of recently developed models to explain episodic behavior in subduction magmatism.

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April 2015 -- Arc Magmatic Tempos

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Arc Magmatic Tempos: Gathering the Evidence by Scott R. Paterson and Mihai N. Ducea
High-Volume Magmatic Events in Subduction Systems by Mihai N. Ducea, Scott R. Paterson, and Peter G. DeCelles
Magma Production Rates for Intraoceanic Arcs by Brian R. Jicha and Oliver Jagoutz
Quickening the Pulse: Fractal Tempos in Continental Arc Magmatism by Shanaka L. de Silva, Nancy R. Riggs, and Andrew P. Barth
Collisional Processes and Links to Episodic Changes in Subduction Zones by Jeroen van Hunen and Meghan S. Miller
Global Continental Arc Flare-ups and Their Relation to Long-Term Greenhouse Conditions by Cin-Ty A. Lee and Jade Star Lackey

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Editorial Time's Arrow and Time's Cycle
From the Editors Call for Proposals
People in the News
Triple Point Recognizing Biases That Affect Women Geoscientists in the Workplace
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Book Review Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy - iBook Edition
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April 2015 – Volume 11 Number 2
Arc Magmatic Tempos

GUEST EDITORS
Scott R. Paterson and Mihai N. Ducea

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
John W. Valley

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June 2015 - Apatite: A Mineral for All Seasons

Apatite, number 5 on the Mohs scale of hardness, is one of the first minerals that students of geology learn. Because it was commonly confused with other minerals, apatite was not recognized as a distinct mineral species until the late 18th century. The name apatite is derived from the Greek wordά which means "to deceive." Despite what early mineralogists may have thought of its "deceptive" nature, over the next two centuries apatite was gradually recognized to be the most common phosphate mineral in the Earth’s crust and lithospheric mantle where it subsequently acts as a major reservoir for P, F, Cl, OH, CO2, and many trace elements including the rare earths. This issue introduces apatite as a ubiquitous accessory mineral, which is also related to a supergroup family of over 40 other minerals, and then explores its multi-varied roles as a recorder of both terrestrial and extraterrestrial metasomatic and igneous processes, as a thermochronometer over a wide pressure-temperature range, and as a mineral with numerous technological and biological applications.

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June 2015 -- Apatite: A Mineral for All Seasons

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Structurally Robust, Chemically Diverse: Apatite and Apatite Supergroup Minerals by John M. Hughes and John F. Rakovan
Apatite: A Fingerprint for Metasomatic Processes by Daniel E. Harlov
Magmatic Apatite: A Powerful, Yet Deceptive, Mineral by James D. Webster and Philip M. Piccoli
Extraterrestrial Apatite: Planetary Geochemistry to Astrobiology by Francis M. McCubbin and Rhian H. Jones
Geochronology and Thermochronology Using Apatite: Time and Temperature, Lower Crust to Surface by David M. Chew and Richard A. Spikings
A Technological Gem: Materials, Medical, and Environmental Mineralogy of Apatite by John F. Rakovan and Jill D. Pasteris

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Editorial Growing Pains of Big Data
From the Editors Clarifying the Etymology of Apatite
People in the News
CosmoElements Catching a Falling Star (or Meterorite) – Fireball Camera Networks in the 21st Century
Mineral Matters Boron – The Crustal Element
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Book Review Large Igneous Provinces
Book Review The Dynamics of Disaster
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June 2015 – Volume 11 Number 3
Apatite: A Mineral for All Seasons

GUEST EDITORS
Daniel E. Harlov and John F. Rakovan

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
Patricia M. Dove

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August 2015 - Societal and Economic Impacts of Geochemistry

Geochemistry can be applied to a variety of societally and economically important areas, including: mineral exploration; environmental mineralogy; environmental problems in cities, using London (England) as a case study; food industry authenticity; law enforcement; and medical advancements. A significant driver for the research described in all of these articles is analytical achievement and translating this to a societal application.

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August 2015 -- Social and Economic Impact of Geochemistry

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The Impact of Geochemistry by John Ludden, Francis Albarède, and Max Coleman
Applied Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration and Mining by Kurt Kyser, John Barr, Christian Ihlenfeld
Environmental Mineralogy: New Challenges, New Materials by George Calas, Paul F. McMillan, and Rizlan Bernier-Latmann
Geochemically Based Solutions for Urban Society: London, A Case Study by John Ludden, Denis Peach, and Dee Flight
Stable Isotopes Trace the Truth: From Adulterated Foods to Crime Scenes by James R. Ehleringer, Lesley A. Chesson, Lucian O. Valenzuela, Brett J. Tipple, and Luiz A. Martinelli
Metal Stable Isotopes in the Human Body: A Tribute of Geochemistry to Medicine by Francis Albarède

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Editorial Bounties from the Earth
From the Editors Elements Impact Factor
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Perspective Translational Geoscience: Converting Geoscience Discovery into Societal, Economic, and Environmental Impacts
Perspective The Industry, Academia, and Government Nexus in Geochemistry
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IMA Society Report Russian Mineralogical Society
11^th International Eclogite Conference
Life in Science Reaching Our Goals Effectively - A Work in Progress
Book Review Introducing Mineralogy
Book Review Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Book Review Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils
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August 2015 – Volume 11 Number 4
Societal and Economic Impacts of Geochemistry

GUEST EDITORS
John Ludden, Francis Albarède, and Max Coleman

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
Gordon E. Brown Jr.

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October 2015 - Supergene Metal Deposits

Supergene metal deposits form when deeply buried ore bodies are exposed at the Earth's surface and undergo oxidation, dissolution, and significant reconcentration of metals. This issue highlights some of the most recent advances in the field, including cutting-edge research in economic geology, paleoclimate and geoarcheology studies, environmental geochemistry, geobiology, and corrosion science.

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October 2015 -- Supergene Metal Deposits

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Geological and Economic Significance of Supergene Metal Deposits by Martin Reich and Paulo M. Vasconcelos
Supergene Alteration of Ore Deposits: From Nature to Humans by Harold G. Dill
The Paleoclimatic Signatures of Supergene Metal Deposits by Paulo M. Vasconcelos, Martin Reich, and David L. Shuster
Copper Isotopic Perspectives on Supergene Processes: Implications for the Global Cu Cycle by Ryan Mathur and Matthew S. Fantle
Predicting Geologic Corrosion with Electrodes by Devon Renock and Lindsay C. Shuller-Nickles
The Geomicrobiology of Supergene Metal Deposits Carla M. Zammit, Jeremiah P. Shuster, Emma J. Gagen, and Gordon Southam

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Editorial Resources and War
From the Editors Report from Executive Committee
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25th V.M. Goldschmidt Conference
CosmoElements Meet Pluto and Charon...and Nix and Hydra!
Elements Toolkit The New Paradigm of Data Publication
Book Review Arsenic Environmental Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Microbiology
Book Review Pyrite: A Natural History of Fools Gold
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October 2015 – Volume 11 Number 5
Supergene Metal Deposits

GUEST EDITORS
Martin Reich and Paulo M. Vasconcelos

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
Bernard J. Wood

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December 2015 - Geomicrobiology and Microbial Geochemistry

Microbes exert significant geochemical and mineralogical control on local environments through their metabolic and growth needs. In turn, local geochemical conditions dictate what metabolic processes are possible. This thematic issue is focused on the interface between the Earth, environmental systems, and microbial life. The latest discoveries, theories, “omic” methods, and emerging frontiers in the area of geomicrobiology and microbial geochemistry are discussed.

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December 2015 – Volume 11 Number 6
Geomicrobiology and Microbial Geochemistry

GUEST EDITORS
Gregory K. Druschel and Gregory J. Dick

PRINCIPAL EDITOR
Patricia M. Dove

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