《礦物的物理和化學》是一份國際期刊，致力于發表有關礦物或與礦物有關的固體的物理或化學研究的文章和簡短通訊。報道強調應用現代技術或新理論和模型來解釋礦物的原子結構和物理或化學性質。主題范圍包括原子結構和晶體狀態之間的關系;一般固體光譜學;礦物化學鍵合的實驗與理論分析物理性質;熱膨脹、壓縮性、彈性常數與原子結構基本性質之間的關系，特別是應用于地球物理問題時;支持物理和化學研究的電子顯微鏡;研究礦物結構和性質的計算方法;礦物表面，等等。

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals is an international journal devoted to publishing articles and short communications of physical or chemical studies on minerals or solids related to minerals. Coverage emphasizes applications of modern techniques or new theories and models to interpret atomic structures and physical or chemical properties of minerals. The range of topics includes relationships between atomic structure and crystalline state; general solid state spectroscopy; experimental and theoretical analysis of chemical bonding in minerals; physical properties; relations between thermal expansion, compressibility, elastic constants, and fundamental properties of atomic structure, particularly as applied to geophysical problems; electron microscopy in support of physical and chemical studies; computational methods in the study of the structure and properties of minerals; mineral surfaces, and more.