Characterization of Sand From Jebel Ad-Darin Sened (Gafsa-Tunisia)

Autor: Saci Kermani, Ahmed Omri, Mohamed Ammar Abbassi, Housseina Nasri
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Silicon. 13:3827-3834
ISSN: 1876-9918
1876-990X
DOI: 10.1007/s12633-020-00687-9
Popis: In order to widen the industrial uses of Jebel Ad-Darin sand from Orbata formation of the region of Sened, different investigations have been made to determine the characteristics of the natural raw material using several techniques. The analyses were carried out by atomic adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well as by microscopic observations under a scanning electronic microscope (SEM). Grain size analysis indicates the dominance of medium to coarse sands (> 250 µm) in our studied quarry, with good ranking and strong asymmetry towards small sizes. The mineralogical analysis by X-ray diffraction and scanning electronic microscope SEM showed that the sand of studied career consists essentially of quartz, whose percentage varied from 98–100%.The chemical analyses of these samples confirmed these results. Mineralogical and physico-chemical characterizations indicated that the pure sand of Jebel Ad-Darin in Sened could be of great interest in the industrial sector.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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