The author has had a career which involved academic teaching and research in the areas of clay ineralogy, sedimentology, and geology of industrial minerals; clay mineralogist for the Indiana Geological Survey; and 17 years in industry with Georgia Kaolin Company, a clay company with interests in kaolins and bentonites. At Georgia Kaolin Company, he had positions as Director of Research, Manager of Operations, Vice  President of Operations, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Georgia Kaolin Company mined and processed kaolins in Georgia, sodium bentonites in Wyoming, calcium bentonites in Texas, and halloysite in New Zealand. In recent years, he has been associated with companies that mined, processed, and marketed palygorskite in South Georgia and North Florida, palygorskite in Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces in China, ball clays from Western Tennessee, and kaolins from the Lower Amazon region in Brazil. From 1970 to 1981, he chaired a project sponsored by UNESCO to study the genesis of kaolins.This project involved an annual conference and field trips to visit and evaluate kaolin deposits in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Also, as a consultant, he has evaluated kaolin deposits in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela. In addition, he has evaluated bentonite deposits in Argentina, Egypt, England, Algeria, Germany, and Chile plus a palygorskite deposit in Senegal in West Africa. - This book on Applied Clay Mineralogy is comprehensive. It covers the structure, composition, and physical and chemical properties of kaolinite, halloysite, ball clays; bentonites including sodium montmorillonite, calcium montmorillonite, and hectorite; and palygorskite and sepiolite. There is also a short chapter on common clays which are used for making structural clay products and lightweight aggregate. The location and geology of the major clay deposits that are marketed worldwide and regionally include kaolins from the United States, Southwest England, Brazil, and the Czech Republic along with halloysite from New Zealand and ball clays from the US, England, Germany, and Ukraine. Bentonites from the U.S. and Europe are included along with palygorskite and sepiolite from the U.S., China, Senegal, and Spain. The mining and processing of the various clays are described. Extensive discussions of the many applications of the clays are included. The appendices cover the important laboratory tests that are used to identify and evaluate the various types of clay. Many figures are included covering electron micrographs, processing flow sheets, stratigraphy, and location maps. -  Provides the structure and composition of clay minerals, as well as their phyisical and chemical properties - Discusses pplications for Kaolin, Bentonite, Palygorskite and Sepiolite - Contains appendixes of laboratory tests and procedures, as well as a test for common clays- Chapter 1. Introduction - Chapter 2. Structure and Composition of the Clay Minerals and their Physical and- Chemical Properties - Chapter 3. Geology and Location of Major Industrial Clay Deposits - Chapter 4. Exploration, Mining, and Processing - Chapter 5. Kaolin Applications- Chapter 6. Bentonite Applications - Chapter 7. Palygorskite and Sepiolite Applications - Chapter 8. Common Clays + Appendix A. Commonly Used Tests and Procedures for Evaluating Kaolin Samples+Appendix B. Common Tests for Evaluation of Ball Clay Samples+ Appendix C. Commonly Used Tests to Evaluate Bentonite Samples+ Appendix D. Palygorskite–Sepiolite Laboratory Tests