Volume 14, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages 188–197
M. Belabed1, A. Benmohammadi2, M. Boualoul3, J. Oubbih4, and Z. Saltani5
1 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
2 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
3 Equipe HydroGéophysique et Cartographie Numérique, Université My Ismaïl Meknès, Morocco
4 Laboratoire de Géoressources et environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
5 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
An electrical survey was carried out in the TSELFAT zone (SIDI KACEM - MOROCCO). The objective of the prospection was to trace the top of sandy limestone and limestone formations from the Miocene age. These materials could be used as raw material for cement manufacture if they were present in sufficient quantities. The results of the geophysical soundings show the succession of layers with resistivity ranging from 50 to 1300 Ω.m and thickness from 0.5 to 80 m. Considering the geological context, the sandy limestone and limestone layers at the study site are very interesting because they can establish a reserve of raw material.
Author Keywords: Tselfat, raw material, electrical geophysics, sandy limestone and limestone, Miocene, reserve.
M. Belabed1, A. Benmohammadi2, M. Boualoul3, J. Oubbih4, and Z. Saltani5
1 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
2 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
3 Equipe HydroGéophysique et Cartographie Numérique, Université My Ismaïl Meknès, Morocco
4 Laboratoire de Géoressources et environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
5 UFR ST11/DOC/K, Laboratoire Biotechnologie Environnement et Qualité, Equipe Géosciences de l'Environnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
An electrical survey was carried out in the TSELFAT zone (SIDI KACEM - MOROCCO). The objective of the prospection was to trace the top of sandy limestone and limestone formations from the Miocene age. These materials could be used as raw material for cement manufacture if they were present in sufficient quantities. The results of the geophysical soundings show the succession of layers with resistivity ranging from 50 to 1300 Ω.m and thickness from 0.5 to 80 m. Considering the geological context, the sandy limestone and limestone layers at the study site are very interesting because they can establish a reserve of raw material.
Author Keywords: Tselfat, raw material, electrical geophysics, sandy limestone and limestone, Miocene, reserve.
How to Cite this Article
M. Belabed, A. Benmohammadi, M. Boualoul, J. Oubbih, and Z. Saltani, “Application of electrical prospecting to lithological facies mapping in the Tselfat ridge, Morocco,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 188–197, April 2015.
