Since people who work with clay come from diverse backgrounds and have diverse interests, there are probably as many concepts and views of clay as there are clay mineral species. It is not surprising, therefore, that clay scientists have varied trainings, including geology, mineralogy, chemistry, physics, and biology, and hold different perspectives. The multi-disciplinary nature of clay scienc…
Clay science has emerged after a few millennia of clay use and a century-long accumulation of written information about clays and clay minerals. No other minerals currently attract so great an interest, or are being subjected to such an intensive examination as clays. The focus of clay research has long been on the geological, geotechnical, and mineralogical aspects of clays. It is only relativ…