Interstratified Clay Minerals:
Origin, Characterization and Geochemical Significance.
Interstratified clay minerals are everywhere, if you look hard enough. Perhaps they are sometimes missed and their information is lost to the researcher. The course will address mixed-layer clay minerals from a variety of environments to discuss, among other topics, what they are, how they form, how they are identified and characterized, their crystal-chemistry, their significance with respect to a changing or unstable geochemical environment. The talks and discussion will arch from the firmly established facts to the exciting open questions.
Please note that the School is arranged for Young Scientists, thus implying that you are not older than 90!
Coordinators: Javier Cuadros (UK) & F.Javier Huertas (Spain)
PROGRAM
Introduction to mixed-layer minerals
Bruno Lanson
Identification and quantification by means of XRD
Alain Plancon
Identification and characterization with microscopic methods
Fernando Nieto
Formation mechanisms
Alain Meunier
Evolution in prograde alteration systems
Jan Srodon
Crystal-chemistry
Javier Cuadros
Identification and characterization with spectroscopic and other classical methods
Peter Komadel
Evolution in soils and surface sediments: retrograde alteration
Ray Ferrell
I-S and other mixed-layer minerals in oil exploration
Douglas McCarty
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Duration: 2 days
Dates: 12 - 13 June
Place: University of Bari
Maximum number of participants: 40
Minimum number of participants: 10
Price per participant: €500.
Price per participant in the XIV ICC: € 250 (sponsored by IMAA-CNR)
Price includes: School fees and hotel accommodation (11-12 June; meals included). On June 13, afternoon, attendees will be taken by bus to the conference centre.
To register for the ASYS and pay the fee, please fill in the Registration Form.
The Conference participants can register for the ASYS through their Conference Personal Page.