Sorry for multiple posting: Just a reminder that the starting point of
the 8th biennial RC is approximating.
We plan to ship the samples *Friday, January 22nd.*
There are still samples available, so the registration will be possible
until Thursday, January 21st.
Best regards
Reinhard Kleeberg
RC 2016 organizer
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Dear colleagues,
the 8th biennial Reynolds Cup competition for quantitative mineral analysis
is now open. You can register your interest in participating the contest by
sending an
email to Reinhard Kleeberg<kleeb...@mineral.tu-freiberg.de>. Information about
the competition including guidelines and previous winners can be found at
http://www.clays.org/SOCIETY%20AWARDS/RCintro.html. The competition is free
for all to enter, however, those that are not members of the CMS are
encouraged (but not obliged) to become members (see
http://www.clays.org/MEMBERSHIP/MemberRates.html for details).
Please use the following format when registering:
Subject: Please put "Reynolds Cup 2016 registration" in the subject line in
your email request.
In the body of the email please put the following information:
Name:
Institution/organization:
Shipping address: (that works for DHL/Courier delivery, e.g. physical
address not Postal Box)
Phone number (for delivery):
Email address:
A total of approximately 90 sets of samples will be available for
distribution. Each set comprises three samples of approximately 4 g with
mineral mixtures commonly found in clay bearing rocks. All sets of
samples will be distributed in the order of registration. Samples are
expected to be shipped at January 22nd 2016 with the deadline for
submission of results by April 8th 2016. The top three contestants with
the most accurate results will be announced at the53rd Annual meeting
<http://conferences.illinois.edu/CMS2016/index.html>
of the Clay Minerals Society (June 5-8, 2016, Atlanta, Georgia.
Only the names of the top three contestants will be published. The names of the
other participants will remain strictly confidential.
The competition is open to anyone interested in quantitative mineral
analysis, with particular emphasis on clay mineralogy.
Because of the popularity of the Reynolds Cup and the enormous amount of
work put into its preparation, potential participants are strongly
encouraged to plan ahead and only request samples if they are sure they can
complete the analysis and return results to the organizers by the due date.
Those who request samples and do not send in results or fail to return the
samples unopened WELL BEFORE the due date will not be eligible to
participate in future Reynolds Cups.
A waiting list will be kept to offer returned samples to other potential
participants.
To ensure an even wider exposure, we encourage you to forward this
announcement to your national mailing lists and mineralogy associations,
colleagues and friends who might be interested in participating.
We look forward to your participation!
Sincerely,
Reinhard Kleeberg
Reynolds Cup 2016 organizer
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TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Dr. R. Kleeberg
Mineralogisches Labor
Brennhausgasse 14
D-09596 Freiberg
Tel. ++49 (0) 3731-39-3244
Fax. ++49 (0) 3731-39-3129
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