Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to participate in the 2^nd International workshop ‘Minerals as Advanced Materials II’ that will be held in Kirovsk, Kola peninsula, Russia. The conference is devoted to a wide range of topics that are on the crossroads between mineralogy, material science, physical chemistry and nanoscience.

Topics to be covered:

• Mineral nanostructures;
• Microporous and mesoporous mineral phases;
• Geo-inspired materials;
• Natural nanotubes;
• Physical properties of minerals: a treasure for future applications;
• Applied biomineralogy and biomineralization;
• New methods for study of structure and properties of minerals;
• Self-assembly and self-organization in minerals at micro- and nanoscale