
# 💎 MINERALCO

**Computational Mineralogy, Crystallographic Physics & High-Pressure Phase Dynamics**

> *Seven parameters to decode the Earth's solid core.* — Samir Baladi, March 2026

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## Overview

**MINERALCO** (*Mineral Intelligence Network for Equation-of-state Research, Atomic Lattice COmputation*) is an open-source Python framework for the systematic characterisation of mineral behaviour under the extreme pressure and temperature conditions prevailing throughout Earth's crust, mantle, and core.

The framework introduces the **Crystal Intelligence Septuplet (CIS)** — a unified seven-parameter system that simultaneously encodes all information required to predict a mineral's equation of state, thermal expansion, phase stability, and lattice energy under any pressure-temperature combination accessible within Earth (0.1 MPa → 363 GPa; 300 K → 6,000 K).

MINERALCO was validated against **3,200 experimental P-V-T data points** for **47 mantle and core minerals**, achieving a mean RMS volumetric prediction error of **0.19%** and correctly predicting phase transition onset for **43 of 47 benchmark minerals (91.5%)**.

The project now features a **live interactive dashboard** connected to a **PostgreSQL database** with 19 benchmark minerals and real-time CSI calculations.

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## Table of Contents

- [The Crystal Intelligence Septuplet](#-the-crystal-intelligence-septuplet)
- [Key Results](#-key-results)
- [Installation](#-installation)
- [Quick Start](#-quick-start)

- [Project Structure](#-project-structure)
- [Module Reference](#-module-reference)
- [Benchmark Minerals](#-benchmark-minerals)
- [Dashboard](#-dashboard)
- [Citation](#-citation)
- [Author](#-author)
- [License](#-license)

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## 🔷 The Crystal Intelligence Septuplet

MINERALCO is built around exactly seven physically non-redundant parameters — the **CIS** — that fully parameterise the third-order Birch-Murnaghan EOS and the Mie-Grüneisen thermal pressure correction:

| # | Parameter | Symbol | Physical Domain | Role |
|---|-----------|--------|----------------|------|
| 1 | **Bulk Modulus** | K₀ | Elasticity / Solid Mechanics | Zero-pressure incompressibility; primary EOS stiffness parameter; controls seismic velocity and density at depth |
| 2 | **Lattice Parameters** | a, b, c (α,β,γ) | Crystallography / Atomic Geometry | Unit cell edge lengths and angles; encode atomic bond lengths, densities, and anisotropy; measured by X-ray diffraction |
| 3 | **Pressure Derivative** | K' | Non-linear Elasticity | First pressure derivative ∂K/∂P at P=0; quantifies stiffness increase under compression; critical above ~10 GPa |
| 4 | **Crystal Symmetry** | Sᵧ | Crystallographic Group Theory | Space group (1–230) and crystal system (cubic → triclinic); determines Madelung constant, elastic anisotropy, and independent elastic constants |
| 5 | **Thermal Expansion** | α | Thermodynamics / Crystal Physics | Volumetric thermal expansion ∂(lnV)/∂T|ₚ (K⁻¹); governs volume change with temperature; critical for mantle adiabat and phase boundary slopes |
| 6 | **Grüneisen Parameter** | γ | Thermodynamics / Lattice Dynamics | Dimensionless coupling γ = αKₛV/Cᵥ; links thermal pressure to volume; backbone of the Mie-Grüneisen EOS |
| 7 | **Specific Volume** | Vₛ | Equation of State | Molar volume V = M/ρ (cm³/mol); primary observable in synchrotron P-V experiments; dependent variable in all EOS fitting |

**Why exactly seven?** Fewer loses essential physical information (the Sᵧ–K' correlation breaks without explicit symmetry parameterisation; the Grüneisen self-consistency test cannot be performed without independent α and γ). The eighth potentially meaningful parameter K'' is predicted by BM3 theory as K'' = K'(K'−4)/K₀ + 35/9K₀ — carrying no independent information beyond K₀ and K'.

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## 📊 Key Results

### H1 — EOS Accuracy (✅ Confirmed)

Mean RMS volumetric prediction error of **0.19%** across 3,200 P-V-T data points for 47 benchmark minerals (0–363 GPa, 300–5,000 K). Target: ≤ 0.30%.

| Mineral | K₀ (GPa) | K' | RMS ΔV/V | Data Points |
|---------|-----------|-----|-----------|------------|
| Forsterite Mg₂SiO₄ | 128.4 ± 1.8 | 4.31 ± 0.08 | 0.11% | 318 / 0–20 GPa |
| Wadsleyite β-Mg₂SiO₄ | 172.3 ± 3.2 | 4.26 ± 0.12 | 0.18% | 212 / 14–22 GPa |
| Ringwoodite γ-Mg₂SiO₄ | 185.1 ± 2.9 | 4.14 ± 0.09 | 0.14% | 187 / 18–24 GPa |
| Bridgmanite MgSiO₃ | 260.7 ± 3.8 | 3.97 ± 0.11 | 0.22% | 394 / 25–130 GPa |
| Post-perovskite MgSiO₃ | 229.8 ± 7.2 | 4.02 ± 0.18 | 0.28% | 147 / 120–135 GPa |
| Ferropericlase (Mg,Fe)O | 162.3 ± 2.1 | 3.84 ± 0.07 | 0.09% | 421 / 0–150 GPa |
| ε-Iron hcp-Fe | 163.4 ± 9.1 | 5.38 ± 0.31 | 0.29% | 228 / 50–363 GPa |
| **ALL 47 MINERALS** | — | — | **0.19%** | **3,200 pts** |

### H2 — Phase Transition Prediction (✅ 91.5% accuracy)

Crystal Stability Index (CSI) correctly predicts phase transition onset within ±1.5 GPa for 43 of 47 benchmark minerals, including all four major seismic discontinuities:

| Phase Transition | P_exp (GPa) | P_MINERALCO (GPa) | CSI | Seismic Feature |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|-----|-----------------|
| Olivine → Wadsleyite | 13.5 ± 0.3 | 13.8 | 0.86 | 410 km discontinuity |
| Wadsleyite → Ringwoodite | 18.0 ± 0.5 | 18.3 | 0.88 | 520 km discontinuity |
| Ringwoodite → Bridgmanite + FP | 23.5 ± 0.4 | 23.2 | 0.91 | 660 km discontinuity |
| Bridgmanite → Post-perovskite | 125 ± 2 | 124 | 0.87 | D'' layer (~2,600 km) |
| ε-Fe → Liquid Iron | 330 ± 5 | 327 | 0.93 | Inner Core Boundary |

### H3 — Grüneisen Self-Consistency (✅ Confirmed)

Thermodynamic and phonon Grüneisen parameters agree to **r² = 0.971** across 28 minerals, confirming that MINERALCO CIS is thermodynamically self-consistent rather than empirically over-parameterised.

### H4 — Symmetry-Stiffness Paradigm (✅ Confirmed, r = −0.88)

Crystal symmetry class Sᵧ is a statistically significant predictor of pressure derivative K' (Pearson r = −0.88, p < 0.001):

| Crystal System | K' Mean | K' Std Dev | N Minerals |
|---------------|---------|-----------|------------|
| Cubic | 4.01 | ± 0.24 | 11 |
| Tetragonal | 4.18 | ± 0.31 | 4 |
| Hexagonal / Trigonal | 4.29 | ± 0.38 | 8 |
| Orthorhombic | 4.44 | ± 0.41 | 15 |
| Monoclinic | 4.67 | ± 0.52 | 6 |
| Triclinic | 4.91 | ± 0.61 | 3 |

### Bridgmanite → PREM Validation

Seven-parameter CIS predicts PREM seismic velocities at 660 km depth without any empirical adjustment:

| Observable | MINERALCO | PREM | Discrepancy |
|-----------|-----------|------|-------------|
| Vₚ (km/s) | 10.23 | 10.27 | 0.4% |
| Vₛ (km/s) | 5.57 | 5.57 | < 0.1% |
| Density (g/cm³) | 4.378 | 4.380 | 0.05% |

---

## 📦 Installation

```bash
pip install meneralco
```

PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/meneralco/

Requirements: Python 3.11+, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas

Or install from source:

```bash
git clone https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper9/mineralco.git
cd mineralco
pip install -e .
```

---

⚡ Quick Start

```python
from mineralco import EOSFitter, ThermalCorrector, PhaseMapper, LatticeAnalyzer

# --- 1. Fit BM3-EOS to P-V data ---
fitter = EOSFitter()
result = fitter.fit_bm3(
    pressure=[0, 5, 10, 15, 20],          # GPa
    volume=[43.79, 42.10, 40.58, 39.18, 37.88],  # cm³/mol
    mineral="forsterite"
)
print(result)
# K0 = 128.4 ± 1.8 GPa | K' = 4.31 ± 0.08 | V0 = 43.79 cm³/mol

# --- 2. Apply Mie-Grüneisen thermal correction ---
thermal = ThermalCorrector(K0=128.4, Kp=4.31, V0=43.79, gamma=1.21, alpha=2.85e-5)
P_at_T = thermal.pressure(V=40.0, T=1800)   # GPa at mantle conditions

# --- 3. Analyse unit cell geometry ---
lattice = LatticeAnalyzer(a=4.756, b=10.207, c=5.980, alpha=90, beta=90, gamma=90)
print(lattice.crystal_system)   # "Orthorhombic"
print(lattice.V0)               # 43.79 cm³/mol
print(lattice.K_prime_prior)    # 4.44 ± 0.41  (from Sᵧ-K' correlation)

# --- 4. Compute Crystal Stability Index ---
mapper = PhaseMapper()
csi = mapper.csi(K0=185.1, Vs=39.49, Kp=4.14, Sy="cubic", alpha=2.10e-5, gamma=1.27)
print(f"CSI = {csi:.2f}")      # CSI = 0.91  → phase transition imminent
```

---

🌐 Live Dashboard

Access the interactive dashboard at mineralco.netlify.app/dashboard

Dashboard Features:

· 19 minerals with real-time CIS parameters from PostgreSQL database
· CSI calculator with 7-parameter weighted formula
· Interactive map with 43 experimental sites worldwide
· EOS chart for bridgmanite P-V data
· Parameter weights visualization
· Auto-refresh every 30 seconds

API Endpoints:

· GET /api/minerals - All minerals with CIS parameters
· GET /api/latest-csi - Current CSI for bridgmanite
· GET /api/stats - Database statistics

---

🗂 Project Structure

```
mineralco/
│
├── mineralco/                      # Core Python package
│   ├── __init__.py                 # Package entry point; exports all public classes
│   ├── engine/
│   │   ├── eos_fitter.py           # EOSFitter — BM2/BM3/BM4 non-linear least squares fitting
│   │   ├── thermal_corrector.py    # ThermalCorrector — Mie-Grüneisen thermal EOS
│   │   ├── lattice_analyzer.py     # LatticeAnalyzer — unit cell geometry, Sᵧ classification
│   │   └── phase_mapper.py         # PhaseMapper — CSI computation, phase boundary mapping
│   ├── data/
│   │   ├── cis_database.json       # 47-mineral CIS parameter database (K₀, K', α, γ, Vₛ, Sᵧ)
│   │   ├── pvt_benchmark.csv       # 3,200 experimental P-V-T data points
│   │   ├── space_groups.json       # 230 space groups — Wyckoff positions, Madelung constants
│   │   └── prem_reference.csv      # PREM seismic reference model (density, Vₚ, Vₛ vs. depth)
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── unit_converter.py       # SI ↔ geophysics unit conversions (GPa, cm³/mol, K, km/s)
│   │   ├── debye_model.py          # Debye thermal energy and heat capacity functions
│   │   ├── born_lande.py           # Born-Landé lattice energy estimation
│   │   └── gruneisen.py            # Thermodynamic and phonon Grüneisen consistency checks
│   └── viz/
│       ├── eos_plotter.py          # P-V-T EOS curve plotting (matplotlib)
│       ├── phase_diagram.py        # P-T phase stability map visualisation
│       └── prem_comparison.py      # Seismic velocity vs. PREM comparison plots
│
├── Netlify/                         # Web dashboard and API
│   ├── functions/                    # Netlify Functions
│   │   ├── minerals.js
│   │   ├── latest-csi.js
│   │   └── stats.js
│   └── public/                       # Static files
│       ├── index.html
│       ├── dashboard.html
│       ├── reports.html
│       └── documentation.html
│
├── notebooks/                      # Jupyter notebooks — reproduce all manuscript figures
│   ├── 01_bm3_eos_fitting.ipynb
│   ├── 02_thermal_correction_mie_gruneisen.ipynb
│   ├── 03_csi_phase_prediction.ipynb
│   └── ... (15 notebooks total)
│
├── tests/                          # Unit and integration tests
├── docs/                           # Documentation source
├── data/                           # Raw benchmark data
├── paper/
│   └── MINERALCO_RESEARCH_PAPER.pdf   # Submitted manuscript
├── pyproject.toml                  # Build system configuration
├── setup.cfg                       # Package metadata and dependencies
├── requirements.txt                # Python dependencies
├── LICENSE                         # MIT License
├── CHANGELOG.md                    # Version history
└── README.md                       # This file
```

---

🔧 Module Reference

EOSFitter

Fits the third-order Birch-Murnaghan EOS to experimental or DFT P-V data.

```python
from mineralco import EOSFitter

fitter = EOSFitter()
result = fitter.fit_bm3(pressure, volume, mode="BM3")
# mode: "BM2" (K' fixed=4.0) | "BM3" (standard) | "BM4" (K'' free)

result.K0           # Bulk modulus ± 1σ (GPa)
result.Kp           # Pressure derivative ± 1σ
result.V0           # Zero-pressure volume ± 1σ (cm³/mol)
result.rms_error    # RMS ΔV/V
result.covariance   # Full parameter covariance matrix
result.plot()       # EOS curve with residuals
```

BM3-EOS implemented:

```
P(V) = (3K₀/2) · [(V₀/V)^(7/3) − (V₀/V)^(5/3)] · {1 + (3/4)(K'−4) · [(V₀/V)^(2/3) − 1]}
```

---

ThermalCorrector

Mie-Grüneisen thermal EOS with Debye thermal energy model.

```python
from mineralco import ThermalCorrector

tc = ThermalCorrector(K0=261, Kp=3.97, V0=24.45, gamma=1.57, alpha=2.0e-5)
P = tc.pressure(V=19.8, T=2500)       # Pressure at given V and T (GPa)
V = tc.volume(P=80, T=2500)           # Volume at given P and T (cm³/mol)
tc.plot_pvt_surface(P_max=135, T_max=3000)
```

Thermal pressure:

```
P(V,T) = P_BM3(V,T_ref) + (γ/V) · [E_th(T) − E_th(T_ref)]
```

---

LatticeAnalyzer

Unit cell geometry, crystal system classification, and Born-Landé lattice energy.

```python
from mineralco import LatticeAnalyzer

lattice = LatticeAnalyzer(a=4.775, b=4.929, c=6.897)
lattice.crystal_system      # "Orthorhombic"
lattice.V0                  # 24.45 cm³/mol
lattice.K_prime_prior       # 4.44 ± 0.41
lattice.madelung_constant   # Lookup by crystal system
lattice.born_lande_energy(Z_plus=2, Z_minus=-2, n=9)  # Lattice energy (kJ/mol)
```

---

PhaseMapper

Crystal Stability Index computation and P-T phase boundary mapping.

```python
from mineralco import PhaseMapper

mapper = PhaseMapper()
csi = mapper.csi(K0=185.1, Vs=39.49, Kp=4.14, Sy="cubic",
                 alpha=2.10e-5, gamma=1.27, phi_latt=None)
# CSI ≥ 0.85 → transition imminent (within ±2 GPa in 87% of benchmark cases)

mapper.phase_boundary(mineral_a="ringwoodite", mineral_b="bridgmanite")
mapper.plot_stability_map(mineral="forsterite", P_max=25, T_max=2000)
```

CSI formula:

```
CSI = 0.28·K₀* + 0.19·Vₛ* + 0.17·K'* + 0.13·Sᵧ* + 0.10·α* + 0.09·γ* + 0.04·Φ*_lattice
```

---

🪨 Benchmark Minerals

MINERALCO v1.0 includes CIS parameters for 47 minerals spanning all major mantle lithologies. The 15 key minerals from Appendix A:

Mineral K₀ (GPa) K' α (×10⁻⁵ K⁻¹) γ V₀ (cm³/mol) System Quality
Periclase MgO 160.3±0.8 3.99±0.03 3.12 1.524 11.25 Cubic ★★★★★
Forsterite Mg₂SiO₄ 128.4±1.8 4.31±0.08 2.85 1.21 43.79 Orthorhombic ★★★★★
Enstatite MgSiO₃ 108.5±2.1 7.00±0.22 2.61 1.01 31.28 Orthorhombic ★★★★☆
Wadsleyite β-Mg₂SiO₄ 172.3±3.2 4.26±0.12 2.43 1.21 40.52 Monoclinic ★★★★☆
Ringwoodite γ-Mg₂SiO₄ 185.1±2.9 4.14±0.09 2.10 1.27 39.49 Cubic ★★★★★
Bridgmanite MgSiO₃ 260.7±3.8 3.97±0.11 2.00 1.57 24.45 Orthorhombic ★★★★★
Post-perovskite MgSiO₃ 229.8±7.2 4.02±0.18 1.80 1.48 24.09 Orthorhombic ★★★☆☆
Ferropericlase (Mg,Fe)O 162.3±2.1 3.84±0.07 3.07 1.50 11.49 Cubic ★★★★★
Majorite MgSiO₃ 165.1±4.1 4.32±0.17 2.35 1.18 39.63 Cubic ★★★★☆
Corundum Al₂O₃ 252.2±2.4 4.27±0.09 1.68 1.32 25.58 Trigonal ★★★★★
Stishovite SiO₂ 313.1±3.1 3.82±0.08 1.58 1.35 14.01 Tetragonal ★★★★★
ε-Iron hcp-Fe 163.4±9.1 5.38±0.31 3.50 1.78 6.74 Hexagonal ★★★☆☆
Diopside CaMgSi₂O₆ 112.5±3.2 4.51±0.21 3.18 1.11 66.09 Monoclinic ★★★★☆
Grossular Ca₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ 168.9±2.8 4.23±0.11 1.84 1.06 125.28 Cubic ★★★★☆
Kyanite Al₂SiO₅ 193.0±5.1 4.62±0.28 1.41 0.98 44.09 Triclinic ★★★☆☆

---

🌐 Dashboard

Interactive P-V-T EOS calculator and phase stability maps:

mineralco.netlify.app — Landing page
mineralco.netlify.app/dashboard — Live dashboard with 19 minerals and real-time CSI
mineralco.netlify.app/reports — Phase stability reports

---

📄 Citation

If you use MINERALCO in your research, please cite:

Primary Paper

```bibtex
@article{baladi2026mineralco,
  author    = {Baladi, Samir},
  title     = {{MINERALCO}: A Seven-Parameter Atomic Architecture Framework for Mineral Phase
               Intelligence — Equation of State Modelling, Lattice Thermodynamics \&
               Mantle Phase Transition Prediction},
  journal   = {Physics and Chemistry of Minerals},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year      = {2026},
  month     = {March},
  note      = {Submitted},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.19009597},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19009597},
  orcid     = {0009-0003-8903-0029}
}
```

Software (Zenodo)

```bibtex
@software{baladi2026mineralco_software,
  author    = {Baladi, Samir},
  title     = {{MINERALCO} v1.0.0: Computational Mineralogy, Crystallographic Physics
               \& High-Pressure Phase Dynamics},
  year      = {2026},
  month     = {March},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version   = {v1.0.0},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.19009597},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19009597}
}
```

PyPI Package

```bibtex
@misc{baladi2026mineralco_pypi,
  author    = {Baladi, Samir},
  title     = {meneralco: MINERALCO Python Package — Seven-Parameter Mineral
               Phase Intelligence on PyPI},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://pypi.org/project/meneralco/},
  note      = {pip install meneralco}
}
```

Plain-text citation

Baladi, S. (2026). MINERALCO: A Seven-Parameter Atomic Architecture Framework for Mineral Phase Intelligence — Equation of State Modelling, Lattice Thermodynamics & Mantle Phase Transition Prediction. Submitted to Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (Springer). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19009597. Software: https://pypi.org/project/meneralco/

---

👤 Author

Samir Baladi (Git8)
Interdisciplinary AI Researcher
Ronin Institute / Rite of Renaissance

📧 gitdeeper@gmail.com
🔬 ORCID: 0009-0003-8903-0029
📦 PyPI: pypi.org/project/meneralco
🌐 mineralco.netlify.app
📁 GitLab: gitlab.com/gitdeeper9/mineralco
📁 GitHub: github.com/gitdeeper9/mineralco

---

📋 Data & Code Availability

All benchmark datasets, CIS parameter databases, and source code are fully open-access:

Resource Link
GitLab (primary) gitlab.com/gitdeeper9/mineralco
GitHub (mirror) github.com/gitdeeper9/mineralco
Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19009597
PyPI package pypi.org/project/meneralco
Dashboard mineralco.netlify.app
Submitted paper Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (Springer)

---

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

---

🗓 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history.

v1.0.0 — March 2026 — Initial release. 47-mineral benchmark, BM3/BM4 EOS fitting, Mie-Grüneisen thermal correction, CSI phase stability mapping, Born-Landé lattice energy, Grüneisen self-consistency test, interactive dashboard with PostgreSQL database and live API.

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💎 MINERALCO — Seven parameters to decode the Earth's solid core.
