Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM)

Download or read book Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM) written by Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises 96 peer-reviewed contributions submitted to the 10th ICAM Congress, held in Trondheim, Norway on 01-05 August 2011. Themes covered include: 1) Advanced materials, including high-performance technical ceramics and glasses, 2) Analytical techniques, instrumentation and automation, 3) Bio-mimetic mineral materials, medical mineralogy, 4) Construction materials including cement/SCMs, concrete, bricks, tiles, screeds, 5) Cultural heritage, stone artifacts and preservation, 6) Environment and energy mineralogy, including CO2 sequestration, 7) Geometallurgy and process mineralogy, and 8) Industrial minerals including gems, ore minerals, and mineral exploration.