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Characterization and Valuation of Clays in the North Eastern Region

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Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (EMCEI 2017)

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Most Moroccan bentonite deposits are located in northeastern Morocco, in the Nador region. This natural resource is linked to the volcanic activities of Gorougou and its satellites. This work focuses on the study of the Trebia bentonite deposit located 18 km west of the city of Nador on the western slope of the volcanic massif of Tidiennit. Tight sampling was carried out. The raw samples were subjected to several analytical tests such as geotechnical identification tests, namely water content, organic matter, calcimetry and sand equivalent. The granular repair was carried out using the laser particle size. The extracted clay fraction was prepared as a powder and oriented aggregate and then analyzed with DRX. The clay procession was differentiated by comparison of the three routine test diffractograms (normal, ethylene glycol, heating to 500 °C). The analysis of the disoriented powder spectrum allowed the mineralogical characterization of the raw samples.

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  1. Laboratoire Observatoire de la Lagune Marchica de Nador et Régions Limitrophes (OLMAN-RL), Faculté Pluridisciplinaire de Nador, Université Mohammed Premier Oujda-Maroc, Oujda, Maroc

    Hanane Ait Hmeid, Mustapha Akodad, Mourad Baghour, Mohamed El Gattafi, Abdelmajid Moumen & Asmae Aknaf

  2. Laboratoire des Géosciences Géoressources et Environnement, Département de géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc

    Lahcen Daoudi

  3. Laboratoire des Géosciences Appliquées, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed I, Oujda, Maroc

    Mimoun Aalaoul

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  1. Sfax National School of Engineering, University of Sfax Sfax National School of Engineering, Sfax, Tunisia

    Amjad Kallel

  2. Higher Instit. of Biotechnol. of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

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Ait Hmeid, H. et al. (2018). Characterization and Valuation of Clays in the North Eastern Region. In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_338

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