{"id":4836,"date":"2026-06-13T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:08:44","slug":"88th-efg-spring-council-meeting-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/88th-efg-spring-council-meeting-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"88th EFG Spring Council Meeting – Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
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Day 3 of the 88th European Federation of Geologists Spring Council Meeting in Milos was dedicated to the second field trip, \u201cMining Operations & Geological Formations\u201d<\/strong>, combining visits to active mining sites with the exploration of the island\u2019s remarkable geological landscape.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Aggeria<\/strong> \u2013 Exploration of the Upper Neogene bentonite deposits and the tectonic contact between kaolin\/silica formations and bentonite in the Voudia\u2013Aggeria area. Discussions focused on the importance of Milos bentonite production, its industrial applications and quarry rehabilitation practices.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Voudia<\/strong> \u2013 Visit to the Imerys Milos Hub headquarters and mineral processing facilities, including drying, activation and raw-material treatment installations linked to bentonite processing operations.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Trachilas<\/strong> \u2013 Visit to the Plio-Pleistocene perlite quarries of Imerys Greece, highlighting extraction methods, processing stages and the global significance of Greek perlite production.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Sarakiniko<\/strong> \u2013 Observation of remarkable volcanic and sedimentary formations, including Plio-Pleistocene ash and pumice tuffs, diatomite layers and visible seismicite structures shaped by the geological evolution of Milos.<\/p>\n\n

The day concluded with a visit to the Milos Mining Museum and the traditional EFG wine contest, where Turkey, Greece and Italy reached the final round, with Turkey taking this year\u2019s win! \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n

AGG would also like to warmly thank Professor Emeritus Michael Stamatakis<\/strong> for once again guiding the field trip and sharing his exceptional scientific knowledge and long-standing expertise on the geology and mineral wealth of Milos.<\/p>\n\n

We would further like to thank Imerys Greece<\/strong> for its hospitality and the valuable technical insights provided during the field visits, which greatly contributed to the success of the programme.<\/p>\n\n

#EFG #AGG #EurGeol #IndustrialMinerals #Mining #Geology #Milos #FieldTrip #RawMaterials #Geoscience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day 3 of the 88th European Federation of Geologists Spring Council Meeting in Milos was dedicated to the second field trip, \u201cMining Operations & Geological Formations\u201d, combining visits to active mining sites with the exploration of the island\u2019s remarkable geological landscape. \ud83d\udccd Aggeria \u2013 Exploration of the Upper Neogene bentonite deposits and the tectonic contact […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-__"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4836"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4839,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions\/4839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geologist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}