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"Clays-2025" and "Argilla Studium-2025"

Dear Colleagues!

We invite you to take part in the VII Russian Meeting on Clays and Clay Minerals "Clays-2025", which will take place from September 8 to 12, 2025 in Tomsk.

The Meeting will be devoted to a wide range of issues related to the study of clays, clay minerals and layered materials. The Meeting program will include plenary lectures by leading experts, presentations by scientists, and the VIII Russian School on Clay Minerals "Argilla Studium-2025". Participants can look forward to intensive scientific discussions, workshops, and the opportunity to discuss current research directions in the field of clay minerals and layered materials.

We invite scientists to actively participate in the Meeting to exchange experiences, discuss cutting-edge scientific ideas, and establish new professional connections.

Main sections of the Meeting:
  • Crystal chemistry and structural features of clay minerals and layered materials.
  • Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of clays.
  • Properties of clays and layered materials, their industrial applications.
  • Environmental use of clay minerals and layered materials, including for toxic waste disposal.
  • Computer modelling and artificial intelligence in clay mineral science.

Additional information:
  • You can view the Meeting Program via the link.
  • Registration for the quiz "Mysteries of the Mineralogy of Western Siberian Sandstones" within the VIII Russian School on Clay Minerals Argilla Studium-2025 is now available via the link.

Contact information:
  • Scientific Secretary of the Meeting: Natalya Andreevna Maksimova, mobile: +7 (952) 175-10-16
  • Chair of the Program Committee: Maxim Andreevich Rudmin, mobile: +7 (913) 858-19-22

We look forward to seeing you at the "Clays-2025" Meeting and the "Argilla Studium-2025" Scientific School in Tomsk!
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