Dear Colleagues, Just a reminder.
The 7th biennial Reynolds Cup competition for quantitative mineral analysis is running. The dispatch of the samples started but there are still sample sets available. The competition is open to anyone interested in quantitative mineral analysis, with particular emphasis on clay mineralogy. You can register your interest for the contest by sending an email to rc2...@ethz.ch. 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 2014 registration" in the subject line in your email request. Body: 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 80 sets of samples will be available for distribution. Each set comprises three samples of approximately 4 g each with mineral mixtures commonly found in clay bearing rocks or soils (i.e. a bentonite, a kaolin clay and a sulphate rock/Gipskeuper). All sets of samples will be distributed in the order of registration. The deadline for submission of results by the 31st March 2014. The top three contestants with the most accurate results will be announced at the 51st Annual meeting of the Clay Minerals Society (17-21th May 2014). Only the names of the top three contestants will be published. The names of the other participants will remain strictly confidential. 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. A waiting list will be kept to offer returned samples to other potential participants. 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. To ensure an even wider exposure, we encourage you to forward this announcement to your colleagues and friends who might be interested in participating. We look forward to your participation! Sincerely, Michael Ploetze Reynolds Cup 2014 organizer.
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