*From:* Rieko Adriaens [mailto:radria...@qmineral.com]
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:01 PM
Dear colleagues,
The 9th biennial Reynolds Cup competition for quantitative mineral
analysis is now open. You can register your interest in participating in
the contest by sending an email to Rieko Adriaens radria...@qmineral.com
<mailto:radria...@qmineral.com>. The competition is open to anyone
interested in quantitative mineral analysis, with particular emphasis on
clay mineralogy. Information about the competition including guidelines
and previous winners can be found at http://clays.org/Reynolds.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://clays.org/join_benefits_of_membership.html).
Please use the following format when registering:
*Subject:*Please put "*Reynolds Cup 2018 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 3-4 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 the latest at January 22nd 2018 with the
deadline for submission of results by April 16th 2018. The top three
contestants with the most accurate results will be announced at the 55th
Annual Meeting <http://conferences.illinois.edu/cms/>of the Clay
Minerals Society (June 11-14, 2018, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois). 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. 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,
Rieko Adriaens
Gilles Mertens
Reynolds Cup 2018 organizers
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