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THE Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland has recently approved the formation of a Clay Minerals Group. The study of these minerals not only constitutes a separate branch of mineralogy, but also is of interest to scientific workers in a large variety of departments of pure and applied research. It was felt by the organisers that a Group of this sort would serve an important function in bringing together these workers and allowing them to exchange ideas based on their common interest in clay minerals. For this purpose provision was made for the holding of regular meetings at which accounts could be given of research in progress, and informal discussions could take place. The first meeting of the Group was held on January 24, and invitations to attend it were sent not only to the nucleus of interestedpersons in the Mineralogical Society itself, but also to a large number of workers in industrial, pure and applied research likely to be interested. The response was most gratifying, and the meeting was held in the rooms of the Geological Society, Burlington House, and was attended by about eighty people. An introductory address was given by Prof. J. D. Bernal.
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Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society. Nature 159, 158 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159158a0
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