AixMinerals is a young startup, founded by owner Nicolai Thüns in autumn 2020. Based on the founder's many years of analytical experience, AixMinerals offers scientific analyses in the field of geosciences and materials science to a broad customer base from industry and research. Our speciality is the identification of the individual mineral components of rock samples and the quantification of their contents using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). A particular focus is on clay mineralogy, which is a key area in terms of quantifying the mineral content of rock samples. Our application-oriented relation to clay mineralogy is based both on direct work experience with mining companies and on Nicolai Thüns' professional/scientific orientation during and after his studies and doctorate: