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Dust deposits in Souss–Massa basin, South-West of Morocco: granulometrical, mineralogical and geochemical characterisation
✍ Scribed by F. Khiri; A. Ezaidi; K. Kabbachi
- Book ID
- 104019822
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 497 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-343X
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✦ Synopsis
Samples of dust deposits were periodically collected from July 1, 1997 to January 30, 1999, at Souss-Massa basin, in the South of Morocco.
Granulometrical, geochemical and mineralogical characterisations show that quartz, calcite and feldspars dominate the mineral contents of the dust deposit with a minor clay fraction. It indicates the mineralogical composition of dust collected in peri-Saharan regions. The material collected in the summer period is dominated by local dust against a mixture of local and proximal dusts in the winter period.