Mineralogy and plasticity in clay sediments from north-east Tunisia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 41-46

  Hajjaji, W ^a   Hachani, M ^a   Moussi, B ^a   Jeridi, K ^a   Medhioub, M ^b   Lopez Galindo A ^c   Rocha, F ^d   Labrincha, J A ^e   Jamoussi, F ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atterberg limits; Clay mineralogy; Equivalent basal spacing; Plasticity; Tunisian clays

Indexed keywords

ATTERBERG LIMIT; CORRELATION; CRETACEOUS; ILLITE; MINERALOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PLASTICITY;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; TUNISIA;

EID: 77953618883     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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