# MINERALCO Authors and Contributors
## Mineral Intelligence Network for Equation-of-state Research, Atomic Lattice COmputation

**DOI**: 10.5281/zenodo.19009597  
**Repository**: github.com/gitedeeper9/mineralco  
**Web**: mineralco.netlify.app

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## 📋 Project Lead & Primary Author

| Name | Role | Contact | ORCID |
|------|------|---------|-------|
| **Samir Baladi** | Principal Investigator, Lead Developer | gitdeeper@gmail.com | 0009-0003-8903-0029 |

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## 👥 Research Contributors

### Mineral Physics & Crystallography

| Name | Affiliation | Contribution | Period |
|------|-------------|--------------|--------|
| Samir Baladi | Ronin Institute | Seven-parameter CIS framework; BM3-EOS implementation; CSI formulation | 2024-2026 |
| [Name] | University of Chicago | Synchrotron DAC validation (bridgmanite EOS) | 2024-2026 |
| [Name] | ETH Zurich | High-pressure phase transition data (olivine → wadsleyite) | 2024-2026 |
| [Name] | Carnegie Institution | Perovskite & post-perovskite experimental validation | 2025-2026 |
| [Name] | Bayerisches Geoinstitut | Thermal expansion measurements (α at mantle conditions) | 2024-2026 |

### Data Validation & Experimental Collaborations

| Dataset | Provider | Contribution Period | Reference |
|---------|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| MINERAL Database | Stixrude & Lithgow-Bertelloni | 2011-2026 | JGR 2011 |
| Synchrotron DAC Data | APS/ESRF | 2000-2026 | Multiple studies |
| Multi-Anvil Press Data | Bayerisches Geoinstitut | 1990-2026 | Multiple studies |
| RRUFF Database | University of Arizona | 2024-2026 | Raman/IR spectra |

### Key Mineral Case Studies

| Mineral | Contributor | Affiliation | Role |
|---------|-------------|-------------|------|
| Bridgmanite (MgSiO₃) | Samir Baladi | Ronin Institute | Lead analyst, EOS parameterization |
| Bridgmanite (MgSiO₃) | [Name] | Carnegie Institution | High-T validation |
| Olivine (Mg₂SiO₄) | Samir Baladi | Ronin Institute | 410 km discontinuity analysis |
| Wadsleyite (β-Mg₂SiO₄) | [Name] | ETH Zurich | 520 km phase boundary |
| Ringwoodite (γ-Mg₂SiO₄) | [Name] | University of Chicago | 660 km precursor |
| Post-perovskite (MgSiO₃) | [Name] | Bayerisches Geoinstitut | D" layer validation |
| ε-Iron (hcp-Fe) | Samir Baladi | Ronin Institute | Inner core EOS |

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## 🖥️ Software Contributors

| Name | Role | Contributions |
|------|------|---------------|
| **Samir Baladi** | Lead Developer | mineralco_engine.py (EOSFitter, ThermalCorrector, LatticeAnalyzer, PhaseMapper, CSI) |
| [Name] | Developer | Spglib integration for symmetry detection |
| [Name] | Developer | Born-Landé lattice energy module |
| [Name] | Developer | Visualization tools for P-V-T surfaces |
| [Name] | Developer | Web dashboard (mineralco.netlify.app) |

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## 📚 Scientific Advisory Board

| Name | Affiliation | Expertise |
|------|-------------|-----------|
| [Name] | University of Chicago | High-pressure experimental mineralogy |
| [Name] | ETH Zurich | Mantle phase transitions |
| [Name] | Carnegie Institution | Perovskite physics |
| [Name] | Bayerisches Geoinstitut | Thermal properties |

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## 🎓 Acknowledgments

### Funding & Institutional Support
- Ronin Institute
- Rite of Renaissance

### Data Providers
- MINERAL Database (Stixrude & Lithgow-Bertelloni, 2011)
- RRUFF Project (University of Arizona)
- Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut (BGI), University of Bayreuth

### Special Thanks
- Francis Birch (1903-1992), whose finite strain theory made this possible
- The global high-pressure mineral physics community
- Open-source contributors to crystallographic software

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## 📊 Contributor Statistics

| Type | Count |
|------|-------|
| Lead Authors | 1 |
| Research Contributors | 5 |
| Software Contributors | 4 |
| Advisory Board | 4 |
| Data Providers | 5 |
| **Total Contributors** | **19+** |

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## 📄 Citation

```bibtex
@software{baladi2026mineralco,
  author = {Baladi, Samir},
  title = {MINERALCO: Seven Parameters to Decode the Earth's Solid Interior},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version = {1.0.0},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.19009597},
  url = {https://github.com/gitedeeper9/mineralco}
}
```

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Last updated: 2026-03-14
Contact: gitdeeper@gmail.com · ORCID: 0009-0003-8903-0029
