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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🎄Seasons Greetings to All 🎄 We look forward to continued collaboration in 2026! #Clay #Research #community

Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The International Clay Conference is approaching fast and the first speaker of the week will be our George Brown Lecturer, Stephan Kaufhold. Learn more about Stephan and his work by listening to his recent conversation with Steve Hillier here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKfh... @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The editors of the three main clay journals: Clay Minerals, Clays and Clay Minerals, & Applied Clay Science are very keen to invite you to submit the work you are presenting at #ICCDubin25 for possible publication. All registrants will have received an email with more details! @minersoc.bsky.social

Images of journal covers for (left to right) - Clay Minerals, Clays and Clay Minerals, Applied Clay Science, and Environmental Geotechnics.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The draft program for #ICCDublin25 is now available: icc.aipea.org/programme/ Registration is still possible for both in-person and online attendees. Visit the website for more details. #clay #research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Did you see that the early bird registration has been extended, alongside the abstract submission deadline for #ICCDublin25? Visit the website to find out more: icc.aipea.org Extension is until 22 April (midnight GMT). @minersoc.bsky.social

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Welcome | AIPEA - INTERNATIONAL CLAY CONFERENCE

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Message from ICC, Dublin, 2025 team. To allow a few extra people to get their abstracts in, we have decided to extend both deadlines (abstracts and early-bird registration) to midnight GMT on Tuesday 22nd April. Note that there will be no further extensions! #clay #research @minersoc.bsky.social

Message from International Clay Conference, Dublin, 2025 team
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Dear colleagues

We have had a very busy period in the lead-up to our abstract and early-bird deadline. There has been a great response and we’re confident that it’s going to be a tremendous conference. To allow a few extra people to get their abstracts in, we have decided to extend both deadlines (abstracts and early-bird registration) to midnight GMT on Tuesday 22nd April). Note that there will be no further extensions!
Session convenors are already looking at abstracts and we expect to be in touch with all presenters shortly with confirmation of their abstracts.

Sincerely

Stephen Hillier and Kevin Murphy
Mineralogical Society
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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Registration deadline for the International Clay Conference, Dublin, 13 - 18 July 2025, is TODAY! You still have time to register here: icc.aipea.org @minersoc.bsky.social #clay #mineral

Graphical abstracts for all pre-conference workshops.
Text in centre reads - #ICCDublin25 Pre-Conference Workshops, 13th July 2025.

Images representing all three fieldtrips.
Text in centre reads - Excursions at #ICCDublin25, A variety of trips is offered during and adjacent to the conference dates.
These include field trips and excursions for accompany persons.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The reistration deadline for the International Clay Conference, Dublin, 13 - 18 July 2025 is tomorrow, 11 April! Register here: icc.aipea.org #ICCDublin25 @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

#ICCDublin25 - International Clay Conference, Dublin Registration deadline approaching! 4 Pre-conference workshops, 47 Sessions to choose from, 3 Fieldtrips, 1 Conference Banquet (included in registration fee!). Register here before 11th April - icc.aipea.org

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

With just under a month left until the abstract & early bird registration deadlines for #ICCDublin25, have you decided which session aligns with your reseach? Find the full session list here: icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/ 18th International Clay Conference, 13-18 July 2025. @minersoc.bsky.social

Collage of all 47 graphical abstracts for ICC Sessions.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the International Clay Conference in Dublin, please get in touch (icc.aipea.org/sponsoring/). Rather than the traditional metal categories (Bronze, Ag, Au & Pt) we had, of course, to use clays & clay minerals! #ICCDublin25 @minersoc.bsky.social

Detailsof sponsorship opportunities.
Table of opportunities for each sponsorship level, with what is included in each level indicated by an image of the relevant clay mineral structure.

Chlorite - 1000 euros
Illite - 1750 euros
Kaolin - 3500 euros
Smectite - 5000+ euros

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Field trip 2 at #ICCDublin25 Irish Cement Site - 16 July Cement Manufacturers Ireland has invited our delegates to visit one of Europe’s most modern cement factories at Platin, Drogheda, Co. Louth. More info & reg: icc.aipea.org/cement/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Aerial view of the cement works site to be visited.

Inside a storeage facility at the cement works.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Field trip 1 at #ICCDublin25 Geology of the Causeway Coast - 16 July This fieldtrip will explore North Ireland’s iconic Causeway Coast, with visits to Portrush and the Giant's Causeway. More info & reg: icc.aipea.org/giants-cause... @minersoc.bsky.social

Photographic image of sundown over Giants Causeway landscape, North Ireland coast.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Excursions at #ICCDublin25 A variety of trips are offered during the conference dates, including field trips and excursions for accompany persons. Find out more here: icc.aipea.org/trips/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Background image - The Giants Causeway
Overlying images - Cement works (top right) and Portrush (bottom centre)

Text in overlying bubble on left reads:
Excursions at #ICCDublin25
A variety of trips is offered during and adjacent to the conference dates.
These include field trips and excursions for accompany persons.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Workshop 4 at #ICCDublin25 An introduction to 1D modelling of the XRD patterns of clay minerals - 13 July, Dublin This workshop will introduce Sybilla and Profex-BGMN that can be used to calculate 1D patterns from clay minerals. More info & Reg: icc.aipea.org/workshops/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Image is of screen shots of multiple XRD patterns in 1D modelling software.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We are delighted to add to our interview series with Dr Samar Datta, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, in conversation with Binoy Sarkar, University of South Australia/CMG. Watch the latest interview on the @minersoc.bsky.social Youtube channel: youtu.be/fOfYlaemxig #clay #research

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Clay Minerals Group interview Sarkar Datta

YouTube video by Mineralogical Society

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Workshop 3 at #ICCDublin25 An intro to key determinative methods in clay science - 13 July, Dublin Designed to provide delegates with a foundational introduction to 4 key methods. XRD, thermal methods, IR and EM. More info & Reg: icc.aipea.org/workshops/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Image is of schematic diagrams of determinative methods in clay science.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Workshop 2 at #ICCDublin25 Kaolin, Kaolin and Kaolin – Everywhere - 13 July, Dublin This full day workshop will cover a wide range of topics from field to lab and everything in between! More info & Reg: icc.aipea.org/workshops/ @minersoc.bsky.social

The image is of 2 SEM images of kaolin. Kaolin plates on the left and kaolin tubes/laths on the right.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Workshop 1 at #ICCDublin25 @icdd.bsky.social PDF-5+ & JADE Pro - 13 July, Dublin Part 1 - Intro to PDF databases. Part 2 - Qualitative & Quantitative XRD analyses using JADE Pro software and clay modelling using the JADE Pro Toolkit features. More info & Reg: icc.aipea.org/workshops/

Image shows XRD patterns in the Jade sotware.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The International Clay Conference, Dublin will host 4 pre-conference workshops. All workshops will take place on Sunday the 13th July 2025. Kaolin – Everywhere PDF-5+ & JADE Pro 1D Modelling of Clay Methods in Clay Science For full workshop details icc.aipea.org/workshops/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Text in centre reads '#ICCDublin25 Pre-Conference Workshops. 13th July 2025.'

Top left image is of 2 SEM images of kaolin plates and tubes.
Top right image is of XRD patterns in the Jade software.
Bottom left image is of screen shots of 1D modelling software.
Bottom right image is of schematic diagrams of determinative methods in clay science.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

INZA – Zeolite Pre-Conference Fieldtrip to County Antrim, Northern Ireland #ICCDublin25 8-11 July 2025. Spaces limited. Registration Open. Collect specimens. Visit the Giants Causeway area, The Gobbins & active quarries. Evening talks. icc.aipea.org/zeolite/ #zeolite @minersoc.bsky.social

Image of active scree at The Amphitheatre, Causeway coast.
Man in red jacket and hat standing part way up scree slope for scale.

Image of a persons hands holding a specimen of sprays of natrolite encrusting chabazite.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Session List for #ICC2025, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! UNIVERSAL SESSION - no session list is ever exhaustive, so we plan 1 or more universal sessions! With a prominent location in the programme they'll be treated as equal to any other session. #clay @minersoc.bsky.social

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The second image is the full description of the session. There is too much text to be included in the alternative text box. Full details can be read at https://icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Interactions of Iron-rich Clays and Iron Oxides with Organics and Heavy Metals: Implications for Iron/Carbon/Metal Cycling #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image showing a rain cloud, raining on clays and heavy metals. Surrounding this circles contain text describing different interactions of iron-rich clays, iron oxides, organics and heavy metals.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Studying the Mineralogy of Clays to Meet the Current and Future Challenges of the Critical Zone #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image of a field in the centre, with multiple soil profiles to the left, a locality map of kaolinite in Scotland to the right, and a pie chart and an XRD pattern below the first image.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Synthesis and Applications of Modified Clays in Environmental Remediation #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Word map image of different words, in varying text sizes, related to modified clays in environmental remediation, including 'pollutant', 'clay valorisation' and 'reusability'.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Applications of Natural Clays and Clay Minerals for Environmental Remediation and Treatment #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Images shows a diagram with three segments. At the top are contaminated environments. In the middle treatment and remediation with clays and clay minerals. At the bottom sustainable development goals. All segments are linked with a hexagon.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clay Minerals and Soil based Ecosystem Services #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Circular text diagram with clay minerals in the centre moving outwards through soil properties, ecosystem services to regulating services/supportive services/provisioning services.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clays and Climate: Past, Present, Future #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clays in Mining #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Schematic cross section of a mining area from geological setting to mining and processing setting to land forming setting.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - The Role of Minerals and Mineral Weathering in Carbon Sequestration in Soils #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Effect of Chemical Reactions on Clay Minerals and/or Clayey Porous Media Properties #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows electrical diagram of clay to molecular diagram of clay to individual clay particle to a porous clay in massive form.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Navigating the Regulatory Landscape in the Global Clay Industry #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows an illustration of a stack of books with titles including 'industrial minerals'. 'regulations' and 'standards'.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Analytical Challenges in the Clay Industry #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clay Materials in Healthcare Technologies #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows clay minerals in the centre, on the next ring clay properties are illustrated and the outer layer shows their multiple uses.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - The Role of Clays in Human Health and Biomedical Sciences #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows a clay mineral in the centre with images of multiple uses of clay surrounding it.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Synthesis of geo-inspired clay minerals and associated hybrids #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Mechanical and Mechano-chemical Activation of Clays #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows scale bar from macro to micro to nano to atomic size, with over arching text above showing uses at each size on the scale. Inorganic binders to nanomaterials to pollution control to agriculture to wastewater.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Sustainable and eco-friendly clay-based materials #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Flow cycle diagram: reuse - sustainability - raw material - recycling.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Advances in Calcined Clays as Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Blended Cements #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows flow diagram from processing - structure - properties - performance.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clays in Geotechnics - Problems and Applications #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows clays in geotechnics, from clay minerals to applications and from lab experiments to industrial applications.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Properties and Applications of Novel Smart Clay, LDH and Clay-related Nanomaterials #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Cycle diagram of nanoclay design - advanced characterization - multiscale ordering - properties/applications - theory/simulation.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Nanoelectronic and Nanophotonic Applications #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows mica in hand specimens and the process in which the clay takes to Advanced Applications.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Multiscale Computational Modeling of Clay-related Materials and their Fluid Interfaces #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - 1D Nanoporous Clay Materials and Their Industrial Applications #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image of a tree with different each branch containing an industrial application of 1D nanoporous clays and the roots showing TEM images of 1D nanoporous clays.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Fundamentals of Tubular Nanoclays #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image contains schematic image of halloysite, SEM image of halloysite, TEM image of halloysite, image of halloysite in solution, computer keyboard and two graphs.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Greenhouse Gas Remediation #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image shows schematic molecular model of clay.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Clay Mineral-Based Catalysts for Environmental Engineering and Chemical Processes #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image of clay in centre, with arrows leaving the image towards uses of clay.

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Panel-led discussion: Questions concerning clay minerals in radioactive waste disposal #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

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Clay Minerals Group @cmg-minsoc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The session list for #ICCDublin25, 13-18 July, is here - icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/! #Session #Highlight - Impact of temperature on bentonite barrier systems based on findings from in situ experiments in the context of radioactive waste disposal #Clay #Research @minersoc.bsky.social

Image is a mixture of multiple photos and schematic diagrams of in-situ experiments.

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