Correction to: Characterization and potential application of gleysols and ferralsols for ceramic industry: a case study from Dimako (Eastern Cameroon)

Correction to: Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2020) 13:1074

Fig. 1

a) Location of Cameroon relative to African cratons. b) Geological map of Cameroon locating the study area (Toteu et al. 2001). c) Geological map of Dimako showing sampling location (Asaah et al. 2015)

Fig. 2

Typical profiles of gleysols (a) and ferralsols (b) at Dimako

Fig. 3

Characterization of soil texture from Dimako using the ternary diagram

Fig. 4

X-ray diffraction spectra of (a) Koba gleysols, (b) Dimako gleysols, and (c) Koba and Dimako ferralsols

Fig. 5

FT-IR spectra of gleysols and ferralsols between 500 and 4000 cm − 1 (a–c–e). b–d–f Diffuse reflectance IR spectra in the 3600–3720 cm − 1 region (KA, Koba gleysols; DA, Dimako gleysols; KL, Koba ferralsols; DL, Dimako ferralsols)

Fig. 6

Binary plots silica vs. selected major elements

Fig. 7

Binary plots of silica vs. selected trace elements

Fig. 8

Binary diagrams of some major elements vs. some trace elements. a MgO vs. Cr. b Al2O3 vs. Ga. c CaO vs. Sr

Fig. 9

Primitive mantle-normalized (Sun and McDonough 1989) spider diagrams of trace elements for gleysols (a) and ferralsols (b)

Fig. 10

Rare-earth element patterns of gleysols and ferralsols. a Gneissnormalized. b Granite-normalized. c REE gneiss normalized spectra of ferralsols. REE chondrite normalized patterns of gleysols. d Koba site. e Dimako site. f ferralsols from Dimako (data normalization from McDonough and Sun 1995)

Fig. 11

Empirical diagrams. 1) Winkler and Niesper; 2) Position of gleysols and ferralsols in the Casagrande plasticity chart; 3) Defining suitable domains for types of tiles. a White stoneware tiles. b Red stoneware tiles. c and d Porous tiles (adapted from Fabbri and Fiori 1985)

Fig. 12

Physicochemical properties of Dimako fired products. a–b Linear shrinkage (%). c–dWater absorption. e–f Flexural strength (MPa)

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