Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco
The paleoclimate during the Pleistocene period can be deduced from the study of the composition of clay minerals in the marine terraces of the Tangier region, Morocco. In the study, samples collected from the study area's deposits were examined to determine the different clay mineral compositio...
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| description | The paleoclimate during the Pleistocene period can be deduced from the study of the composition of clay minerals in the marine terraces of the Tangier region, Morocco. In the study, samples collected from the study area's deposits were examined to determine the different clay mineral compositions and their palaeoclimatic implications. Consequently, quantitative assemblages of clay minerals were obtained by studying data from X-ray diffraction (XRD) diffractograms. These assemblages are mainly composed of illite and minor quantities of montmorillonite. The dominance of the mineral illite reveals that the region experienced dry, arid climatic conditions, and the montmorillonite shows seasonal climatic periods. These data are strongly correlated with Pleistocene climatic conditions in the Mediterranean region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45aec8904f524b2fb0a03254cf96c0552024-03-22T07:55:56ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422024-01-015020500210.1051/e3sconf/202450205002e3sconf_iccr2023_05002Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern MoroccoTichli Soufiane0Outiskt Mohamed1Aboumaria Khadija2Applied Geosciences Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, PB. 416, 90000 Tangier, University of Abdelmalek EssaadiApplied Geosciences Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, PB. 416, 90000 Tangier, University of Abdelmalek EssaadiApplied Geosciences Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, PB. 416, 90000 Tangier, University of Abdelmalek EssaadiThe paleoclimate during the Pleistocene period can be deduced from the study of the composition of clay minerals in the marine terraces of the Tangier region, Morocco. In the study, samples collected from the study area's deposits were examined to determine the different clay mineral compositions and their palaeoclimatic implications. Consequently, quantitative assemblages of clay minerals were obtained by studying data from X-ray diffraction (XRD) diffractograms. These assemblages are mainly composed of illite and minor quantities of montmorillonite. The dominance of the mineral illite reveals that the region experienced dry, arid climatic conditions, and the montmorillonite shows seasonal climatic periods. These data are strongly correlated with Pleistocene climatic conditions in the Mediterranean region.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2024/32/e3sconf_iccr2023_05002.pdfclay mineralspleistocenepaleoclimatetangiermorocco |
| spellingShingle | Tichli Soufiane Outiskt Mohamed Aboumaria Khadija Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco E3S Web of Conferences clay minerals pleistocene paleoclimate tangier morocco |
| title | Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco |
| title_full | Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco |
| title_short | Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco |
| title_sort | clay mineralogical evidence of quaternary paleoclimate in northern morocco |
| topic | clay minerals pleistocene paleoclimate tangier morocco |
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