This book comprises 96 peer-reviewed contributions submitted to the 10th ICAM Congress, held in Trondheim, Norway on 01-05 August 2011. Themes covered include :
1) Advanced materials, including high-performance technical ceramics and glasses,
2) Analytical techniques, instrumentation and automation,
3) Bio-mimetic mineral materials, medical mineralogy,
4) Construction materials including cement/SCMs, concrete, bricks, tiles, screeds,
5) Cultural heritage, stone artifacts and preservation,
6) Environment and energy mineralogy, including CO2 sequestration,
7) Geometallurgy and process mineralogy, and
8) Industrial minerals including gems, ore minerals, and mineral exploration.