**4. Conclusions**

The potential for geopolymerization of a diabase mud received from a Cyprus quarry was investigated in this paper and the following conclusions were drawn, based on the results:


**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization: D.N., M.S., K.S., P.S., S.I., K.O. and M.F.P.; Data curation: M.S., P.S., S.I., K.O., K.S., M.F.P. and D.N.; Formal analysis: M.S., P.S., S.I., K.O., K.S., M.F.P. and D.N.; Funding acquisition: D.N., K.S., P.S., M.F.P., M.S., K.O. and S.I.; Investigation: M.S., P.S., S.I., K.S., K.O., M.F.P. and D.N.; Methodology: M.S., P.S., K.S., S.I., K.O., D.N. and M.F.P.; Project administration: P.S., S.I., D.N. and M.F.P.; Resources: M.S., P.S., S.I., K.S., D.N. and M.F.P.; Supervision: D.N., P.S. and M.F.P.; Validation: D.N., P.S. and M.F.P.; Writing—original draft: S.I. and M.S.; Writing—review & editing: M.S., P.S., S.I., K.S., M.F.P. and D.N. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by the Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) and the European Regional Development Fund, RESTART Research, Technological Development and Innovation Programs 2016–2020 (Project Budget: €248,748.00, Project Contract Number: ENTER-PRISES/0618/0041).

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**Informed Consent Statement:** Not applicable.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Cyprus Research & Innovation Foundation and the European Regional Development Fund for funding the research project entitled "Valorization of diabase mud for the development of innovative building materials" (Contract Number: ENTERPRISES/0618/0041). Special thanks also go to the undergraduate students at Frederick University who contributed to the experimental work, especially Christos Antoniou and Gregoria Miltiadous for their contribution to the experimental work.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
