Elements is an international magazine of mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry.

Published bimonthly, every issue explores a theme of broad and current interest. Elements publishes invited peer-reviewed articles for each thematic collection of papers. Topics of interest can be proposed to the editors who will review every proposal submitted.

Elements also presents regular features including opinion articles, calendar of events, short course announcements, awards, conference reports, policy news, as well as news of the 18 participating societies.

Elements is jointly published by:

• Mineralogical Society of America
• Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• Mineralogical Association of Canada
• Geochemical Society
• The Clay Minerals Society
• European Association of Geochemistry
• International Association of GeoChemistry
• Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie
• Association of Applied Geochemists
• Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft
• Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia
• International Association of Geoanalysts
• Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne (Mineralogical Society of Poland)
• Sociedad Española de Mineralogía (Spanish Mineralogical Society)
• Swiss Geological Society
• Meteoritical Society
• Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
• International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits

ISSN 1811-5209 Elements (Print)
ISSN 1811-5217 Elements (online)

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