Mafic-ultramafic rocks and alkaline-carbonatitic magmatism and associated hydrothermal mineralization: A special issue (Part-I) dedicated to Piero Comin-Chiaramonti

We have much pleasure in presenting this Special Issue of Central European Journal of Geosciences containing a collection of papers to celebrate the life and work of Professor Piero Comin-Chiaramonti – a reputed emeritus Italian scientist and scholar of carbonatites and alkaline rocks. The research themes cover many of the subjects which most interested him, especially processes related to geological causes that control the migration of fluids and their interference with the surrounding rocks. The increasing demand for precious metals and strategic elements from the global market has seen a focus from geoscientists around the globe on unravelling the development of maficultramafic and associated alkaline and carbonatitic rocks for their outstanding potential as exploration targets for these commodities. The exploration of new deposits and