30 April 2026 - Mineral Physics Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences
April 2026 Special issue of Elements
About the cover: A constellation of scientific “bubbles“ highlights the diversity of mineral physics, linking atomic-scale processes to planetary interiors
Mineral Physics Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences
Guest Editors: Patrick Cordier and Jennifer M. Jackson
From Atoms to Planets: The Physics of Minerals across Scales
Jennifer M. Jackson and Patrick Cordier
Illuminated Worlds: How Spectroscopy Lights the Way in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Natalia V. Solomatova, Eva L. Scheller, and Samantha K. Trumbo
The Heat is On: Thermal Transport and Melting
Jennifer M. Jackson, Vasilije V. Dobrosavljevic, and Kenji Ohta
Carrying the Planet on their Backs: How Minerals Respond to Stress
Mattia Luca Mazzucchelli, Patrick Cordier, and Claudia Trepmann
Plugged-in Planet: Accessing the Interior of the Earth and other Terrestrial Bodies via Electrical Properties
Anne Pommier, Michael J. Tauber, Kate Selway, and Daniel Heyner
Paleomagnetic Recording at the Grain Scale
Roger R. Fu and Richard Harrison
Elements Toolkit
More than Math: How Tensors Help Describe Mineral Properties
Patrick Cordier and Jennifer M. Jackson
Elements Heritage
Mineral Physics: How a Discipline Found its Identity
Robert C. Liebermann
Mark Bukowinski and his Legacy in Theoretical Mineral Physics
Lars Stixrude
Joseph R. Smyth (1944–2026): Are the Oceans just the Tip of the Iceberg?
Steven D. Jacobsen, Ross J. Angel, Yu Ye and Tiziana Boffa-Ballaran
Triple Point
Shared Light, Shared Science with LAAAMP: Expanding Participation in Mineral Physics
Özgül Öztürk, Sekazi K. Mtingwa, and Michele Zema
Community-Driven Management of Synchrotron-Based Mineral Physics Facilities
Andrew Campbell