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From the Content: Iodine K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy of iodine-bearing AFm-(Cl2, CO3, SO4) -- Prediction of mineral processing behavior of bauxite ores by XRD cluster analysis -- Metallogeny of Culampajá Gold District, Argentina -- Systematic REE partitioning in cubo-dodecahedral fluorite from Belgium revealed by cathodoluminescence spectral imaging and laser ablation-ICP-MS -- Geochemical characteristics of the Aligudarz granite intrusion and its mineralization potential -- Occurrences and petrographical variations among the glauconite deposits from Egypt -- Investigation of an old problem: optimisation and cost effectiveness -- Three-dimensional evaluation of magnetite-hematite transformation via EBSD technique -- Effect of alteration on the mineralogy and flotation performance of PPM platinum ore -- The role of process mineralogy in identifying the cause of the low recovery of chalcopyrite at KUCC -- Petrographic crystallography in solving problems of applied mineralogy -- Monomineralic aggregates in mortars: examples from Lombardy (Northern Italy) -- Assessment of individual ASR-aggregate particles by XRD -- Grain size analysis of quartz in potentially alkali-reactive aggregates for concrete: a comparison between image analysis and point-counting -- Effect of farm manure on dissolution of underlying carbonate rocks and atmospheric CO2 source/sink -- High voltage selective fragmentation for detailed mineralogical and analytical information, case study: Oiva's gold-quartz-dyke in the Lapland granulite belt, Laanila, Northern Finland -- The use of 3D X-ray computed tomography for gold location in exploration drill cores -- Crandallite formation in archaeological potteries found in the Amazonian dark earth soils -- Bioleaching of metals from tail-serpentine by Aspergillus niger -- Chemical composition and age of uraninite of the Zhovta Richka uranium deposit (Ukraine) -- Metasomatic formation and replacement of apatite (Bamble sector, South Norway) -- REE mobilization in complex hydrothermal-metasomatic systems: fluid chemistry evidence of albitite and chlorite-talc mineralisations in Central Sardinia, Italy -- Synthesis of intermetallic Ni-Al nanoparticles by wet chemistry synthesis of NiAcac2 and AlCl3 precursors -- Building façades of Oporto City covered with glazed tiles. Guidelines of characterisation for preservation -- Advanced discrimination of hematite and magnetite by automated mineralogy. 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. |