7th Mid European Clay Conference, Dresden, Germany, September 2014: Overview of the Clay Mineralogical Studies

Abstract

This Open Access (OA) special issue of Clay Minerals includes papers presented at the 7th Mid-European Clay Conference held on 16–19 September, 2014 in Dresden-Radebeul, Germany. Clay groups from eastern- and mid-European countries established in 2001 the first joint meeting called the “Mid-European Clay Conference” (MECC), to be held every second year. In 2014 the German-Austrian-Swiss Clay Group (DTTG) was in charge of the organization and is proud to fund the present OA issue. A broad spectrum of themes presented at this conference covered the importance of clay minerals and clays in geotechnical engineering, in the production of hydrocarbons, the storage of CO2, the disposal of radioactive waste and other industrial applications, as well as classical subjects such as soil mineralogy, crystallography, diagenesis, surface properties of clay minerals and new developments in analytical methods. Almost 30 manuscripts were submitted for possible publication in this special issue, of which the maximum possible number of 12 manuscripts was accepted finally. The topics covered in these manuscripts reflect the variability of themes presented at the conference. …