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 Welcome to the Clays & Clay Minerals in Africa web site
  • Research Thrusts

    Research thrusts of the African Clays and Clay Minerals Research Group include the following themes;

    • Paleoenvironments
    • Clay minerals geneses
    • Mineralogical characterization
    • Chemical/geochemical characterization
    • Physical and related properties
    • Stable isotopes and dating
    • Clays in medicine/pharmaceutics and geophagia.
    • Agricultural, environmental and industrial applications of clays
    • Clays in soils
    • Clay minerals processing/beneficiation
    • Clay minerals mining/extraction
    • Clays in geohazardous environments.
    • Clays in engineering applications
    • Clays in other related areas
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  • Research Publications

    This project brings together researchers from around the world interested in clay and clay minerals in Africa.

    See some of the publications here
  • Upcoming Activities

    2nd International Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals in Africa and 3rd International Conference on Geophagia in Southern Africa. October 2013.

    Watch this space for more information

  •  book of conference proceedings of the 1st international conference on clays and clay minerals in Africa and 2nd international conference on geophagia in southern Africa
    Cover Page of Book of Proceedings

    This book contains scientific papers presented during the 1st international conference on clays and clay minerals in Africa and 2nd  international conference on geophagia in Southern Africa.

    Table of Contents

    Reference details of papers in this Proceedings:
    Author(s)(2011) Title of article, In Ekosse G-I E, de Jager L and Ngole VM (Editors) An innovative Perspective on the Role of Clays and Clay Minerals, and Geophagia on Economic Development. Book of Conference Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals in Africa, and 2nd International Conference on Geophagia in Southern Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 417 pages.

    ISBN no:  

    978-0-629-51541-2

    Title:         

    An Innovative Perspective on the Role of Clays and Clay Minerals and Geophagia on Economic Development.

    Editors:    

    G-I.E. Ekosse, L. de Jager, and V.M. Ngole
    All rights reserved by the African Clays and Clay Minerals Research Group (ACCMRG). Copyright © 2011 by Ekosse et al. (all authors of of this book)