Distribution of clay minerals in the gypsiferous soils of Jezera region, Iraq

• Published in: Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Zanco (Iraq) Vol. 5; no. 1
• Main Authors: Hassan, K.F. (Salahaddin Univ. Arbil province (Iraq). Coll. of Agricultur), Al-Jobouri, K.D. (Applied Agric. Res. Centre, Nineveh Provence (Iraq)), Abbas, M.K. (Mosul Univ. Nineveh province (Iraq) Coll. of Agriculture and Forestry)
• Format: Publication
• Language: Arabic
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: CAOLINITA; CLASIFICACION DE SUELOS; CLASSIFICATION DES SOLS; IRAK; KAOLINITE; MINERAL ARGILEUX; MINERALES DE ARCILLA; MONTMORILLONITA; MONTMORILLONITE; PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS (SUELO); PROPRIETE PHYSICO-CHIMIQUE DU SOL; RAYON X; RAYOS-X; SEDIMENTACION; SEDIMENTATION; SOL A ILLITE; SOL GYPSEUX; SOL LIMONEUX; SOL SABLOLIMONEUX; SUELO DE YESO; SUELO FRANCO; SUELO ILITICO; SUELO LIMOSO; VERMICULITA; VERMICULITE

An investigation was made on the distribution of clay minerals in clay fraction less than 0.002mm, of gypsiferous soils. The clay was separated by sedimentation, the mineral species of clay fraction were identified by X-ray diffraction "XRD". A qualitative study for distribution of the min...