Mineralogy and geochemistry of recent sediments in Basrah, Southern Iraq
Joint Authors
al-Khalaf, Nur A.
al-Saad, Harith A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 52, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.40-52, 13 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
The study of mineralogical and geochemical properties of recent sediments included collecting and analyzing thirty one surface samples from fifteen sites in Basrah city.
The results of grain size analysis showed that the sand increases towards the west and southern part of Basrah, whilst clay fractions increase towards the north and eastern parts.
Quartz, calcite, gypsum, feldspar, dolomite, and halite represent the light minerals in the study area sediments, while the clay minerals are represented by kaolinite, palygorskite, illite, chlorite, montmorillonite, and montmorillonite- chlorite.
Calcium oxide and silica are the most abundant oxides in all analyzed sediments in the study area followed by Fe2O3, Al2O3, TiO2, MgO, Na2O, and K2O with high percentage of loss of ignition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khalaf, Nur A.& al-Saad, Harith A.. 2019. Mineralogy and geochemistry of recent sediments in Basrah, Southern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal،Vol. 52, no. 1, pp.40-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890038
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khalaf, Nur A.& al-Saad, Harith A.. Mineralogy and geochemistry of recent sediments in Basrah, Southern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal Vol. 52, no. 1 (2019), pp.40-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890038
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khalaf, Nur A.& al-Saad, Harith A.. Mineralogy and geochemistry of recent sediments in Basrah, Southern Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal. 2019. Vol. 52, no. 1, pp.40-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890038
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 52
Record ID
BIM-890038
