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The following lists publications of G.C.Hawley.

Handbooks – Textbooks

  • Hawley, G.C.Plastics - Markets and Uses: a section in the handbook " Industrial Minerals and Rocks" 7th Edition, 2006. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.
  • Hawley, G.C. Mica: a chapter in the handbook 'Functional Fillers for Plastics' to be published by Wiley-VCH in 2004
  • Hawley, G.C. Plastics: a chapter in the handbook 'Industrial Minerals and Their Uses'. Noyes Publications, 1996
  • Hawley G.C. Flake Reinforcement; Chapter 4, ' Handbook of Reinforcements for Plastics'; Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1988.
  • Hawley, G.C. Potassium Aluminum Silicate. Chapter Bd 6, 'Pigment Handbook ', Vol. 1, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987

Symposia,Papers and Articles

Industrial Minerals – General

  • Hawley, G.C., White Opacifiers in Paint, Paint & Coatings Industry, March 2001
  • Hawley, G.C., White Opacifiers in Paint & Plastics: an Overview, Pitture e Vernici /European Coatings, June 2001
  • Hawley, G.C., Opacifiers & Extender Pigments in Paint & Plastics ; 'Alternative White Pigments and TiO2 Extenders', Intertech Pre-Conference Workshop, Orlando 8- 10 November, 2000
  • Hawley, G.C., Opacifiers in Paint & Plastics – an Overview; 'Alternative White Pigments and TiO2 Extenders', Intertech Conference, Orlando 8- 10 November, 2000
  • Hawley, G.C., Fundamentals of the Use of Fillers and Reinforcements in Plastics, 'Functional Effect Fillers 2000 'Intertech Pre-Conference Workshop 2 , Berlin , 13 – 15th September, 2000
  • Hawley, G.C.; Fundamentals of the Use of Fillers and Reinforcements, 'Functional Fillers & Reinforcements ’99 ' Intertech Pre-Conference Workshop, Atlanta 27th September, 1999
  • Hawley, G.C. Industrial Mineral - Based Flame Retardants for Polymers, 33rd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, Quebec, May, 1997
  • Hawley G.C. New Industrial Mineral Frontiers; RANDOL Mining Directory of US Mines & Mining Companies, Golden, Colorado, 1994/1995
  • Hawley, G.C. Expanding Markets for Calcium Carbonate Fillers
    Seventh Annual Canadian Conference on Markets for Industrial Minerals, Vancouver , Oct. 1994
  • Hawley, G.C The Future of Mineral Enhancers in Plastics
    11th Industrial Minerals International Congress, Berlin, April, 1994
  • Hawley, G.C. Industrial Minerals and Environmental Regulation: Problems and Opportunities, Fourth Annual Canadian Conference on Markets for Industrial Minerals, Toronto , Oct. 1992
  • Hawley, G.C. Extender Minerals - What's in a Name; The Canadian Institute of Mining , Metallurgy and Petroleum, CIM Bulletin, Sept. 1991
  • Hawley, G.C.; Lost Circulation Materials; Industrial Minerals Conference, 'Minerals and Chemicals in Drilling Muds - the 80's and Beyond,' Houston, 1980

Industrial Minerals – Processing

  • Hawley, G.C. and Winn, Bruce H., Fine Grinding of Mica & Graphite, 'Processing for Profit 2001' an Industrial Minerals Conference, Atlanta 25 – 27th March 2001
  • Hawley, G.C., Achieving Savings with Compacted Fillers , 'Functional Effect Fillers 2000 'Intertech Conference Workshop 2 , Berlin , 13 – 15 th September, 2000
  • Hawley, G.C.; Putting a Price on Value-Added Filler Modifications, 'Functional Fillers & Reinforcements ’99 ' Intertech Conference, Atlanta 29th September, 1999
  • Hawley, G.C., Compaction of Fillers, Flame Retardants and Other Additives to Improve Flowability and Accelerate Compounding Rate, Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2000, 58th Annual Technical Conference, Orlando , May 7 - 11, 2000
  • Hawley, G.C. Magnesium & Aluminum Compounds from Silicate Sources
    Metals & Minerals Processing Industries Workshop, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Feb. 1997

Graphite

  • Hawley, G.C., Graphite: Evolution and Revolution, Industrial Minerals 2005, a Blendon Conference, Toronto, Octonber 18-19, 2005
  • Hawley, G.C.and Max Christian, Graphite and Nanotechnology, Industrial Minerals 2004, a Blendon Conference, Toronto, Octonber 18, 2004
  • Hawley, G.C., New Uses for Graphite, 'Industrial Minerals 2001' a Blendon Conference, Toronto, October 17 – 18, 2001
  • Hawley, G.C. and Winn, Bruce H., Fine Grinding of Mica & Graphite
    'Processing for Profit 2001' an Industrial Minerals Conference, Atlanta 25 – 27th March 2001

 Wollastonite

  • Hawley, G.C., Wollastonite 2002, SME Annual Minerals Review, Mining Engineering, June 2002
  • Hawley, G.C., Wollastonite 2001, SME Annual Minerals Review, Mining Engineering, June 2001
  • Hawley, G.C. ; Justifying $1000/ton for a Value -Added Wollastonite, by Cost /Benefit Analysis. Minerals in Compounding, Industrial Minerals /Applied Market Information Conference, Neuss, Germany, 29 June - 1st July, 1998
  • Hawley, G.C. ; Jaworski, B. Improved Impact Resistance of Nylon 66 with Wollastonite Microfibril Reinforcement, Paper #956, Session W33. Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC '98, 56th Annual Technical Conference, Atlanta, April 29th, 1998

Nanoparticles

  • Hawley, G.C., Nanoparticles: New Products, Markets and Challenges to be presented at the 16th Industrial Minerals International Congress, Montreal, April6 – 9 2003
  • Hawley, G.C., Nanoclays –Cost Effectiveness Versus Conventional Fillers, 'Industrial Minerals 2000' a Blendon Conference, Toronto, October 17 – 18, 2000

Mica – General

  • Hawley, G.C., Mica 2002, SME Annual Minerals Review, Mining Engineering, June 2002
  • Hawley, G.C., Mica 2001, SME Annual Minerals Review, Mining Engineering, June 2001
  • Hawley, G.C. and Winn, Bruce H., Fine Grinding of Mica & Graphite
    'Processing for Profit 2001' an Industrial Minerals Conference, Atlanta 25 – 27th March 2001
  • Hawley, G.C.; Surface Modification of Mica, 'Coupling Agents & Surface Modifiers ’99, ' Intertech Conference, Atlanta 24th September, 1999
  • Hawley, G.C.; Mica - Profits and Problems, 19th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, Toronto,1983
  • Hawley, G.C.; The Status of Upgraded Fillers as Low Cost Reinforcements for Plastics, Second World Congress of Chemical Engineering’ , IX American Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montreal, 1981
  • Hawley, G.C., Lavallee, J.; Expanding Markets and Technologies for Mica from Suzor Township. Quebec, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Annual Meeting Chicago, 1981
  • Bedard, L, Hawley, G.C., Lavallee, J.; Suzorite Mica, New Low Cost Mineral Reinforcement for Structural Components, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 79th Annual General Meeting, Ottawa, 1977
  • Hawley, G.C. & Locke, S.R ; Suzorite Mica - High Performance/Low Cost Reinforcement for 0rganic and Inorganic Composites; Fourth Inter-American Conference on Materials Technology, LaGuaira, 1975

Mica in Plastics- General

  • Fenton, M., Naik, S., Hawley, G.C.; Developments in Mica, Plastics Compounding July/Aug. 1984
  • Hawley, G.C.; Composites- Alloys of Polymers and Minerals, Industrial Minerals conference 'Pigments and Extenders - Filling a Colorful Market', Atlanta 1984
  • Fenton, M., Naik, S., Hawley, G.C.; New Surface Treatments and Technical Developments of Mica and Other Micaceous Minerals in Reinforced Plastics, SPI Reinforced Plastics/Composites 30th Annual Technical Conference, 1984
  • Hawley, G.C.;The Effects of Suzorite Mica Reinforcement On the Acoustical and Vibrational Properties of Composites, Technical Bulletin T21, Marietta Resources Intl., 1978
  • Hawley, G.C.; HAR Mica- New Muscle for Plastics; Plastic World, 34, 36, 1976
  • Hawley, G.C. & Locke, S.R.; High Aspect Ratio Mica Composites; Society of the Plastics Industry [SPI Canada], 32nd Annual Conference, Quebec, 1974
  • Hawley, G.C. & Bedard, L.: Suzorite Mica - the New Reinforcement. The Society of the Plastic Industry [Canada], Eastern Reinforced Plastics Div., Esterel, QE, 1973


Mica in Thermosetting Plastics

  • Xanthos M., Hawley, G.C. & Antonacci, J.; Novel Developments and Applications for Suzorite Mica in Reinforced Plastics; SPI Reinforced Plastics Composites 33rd. Annual Technical Conference, 1978
  • Hawley,G.C., Xanthos,M., & Antonacci, J; Suzorite Mica Filler/Reinforcement in Spray-Up Applications, SPI Reinforced Plastics/Composites 32nd Annual Technical Conference, 1977
  • Xanthos, M, Hawley, G.C. & Antonacci, J. ; Suzorite Mica/Glass Polyester Laminates for Marine and General Purpose Applications. SPI Reinforced Plastics Composites 31st. Annual Tech. Conference, 1976

Mica in Thermoplastics

  • Hajmrle, K., Fenton, M. & Hawley, G.C Nickel/Mica Composites in Electronic RP Composites; Society of the Plastics Industry Reinforced Plastics/Composites 42nd Annual Technical Conference, 1987
  • Wright, A.N, Hawley, G.C.; Effect of Compounding Techniques on the Properties of Mica Reinforced Engineering Thermoplastics, NRCC/IMRI Symposium ' Composites '86 ', 1986
  • Hawley, G.C.;The Role of High Aspect Ratio Mica in Reinforced Engineering Thermoplastics; Society of Plastics Engineers [SPE]. 42nd ANTEC, 1984
  • Fenton, M., Hawley, G.C.; Mechanical Properties of Mica Reinforced Plastics- Related to Processing Conditions and Other Parameters, National Research Council Canada/ Industrial Materials Research Institute [ NRCC/IMRI] Mini- Symposium, Composites, '81, 1981
  • Xanthos, M., Nercessian, D., Hawley, G.C.; lmpact Resistant Mica Reinforced Thermoplastics; SPI Reinforced Plastics Cornposites 34th. Annual Technical Conference, 1979
  • Xanthos, M., Hawley, G.C. & Antonacci, J; Parameters Affecting the Engineering Properties of Mica Reinforced Thermoplastics ; Society of Plastics Engineers [SPE], 35th ANTEC, 23 332, 1977
  • Xanthos M. , Hawley, G.C,, & Antonacci, J; Hot Runner Injection Molded Mica Reinforced Polypropylene, Society of Plastics Engineers [ SPE], 34th ANTEC, 22, 582, 1976