Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq

Samples from Garmiyan located in Kurdistan region of Iraq were collected and investigated concerning their physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties. Eight samples from five different locations have been taken based on the experience of villagers who used these materials for bathing to soften...

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Main Authors: Dler M.S. Shwan, Fouad M. Qadr, Stephan Kaufhold, Kristian Ufer
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Kuwait Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823001207
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author Dler M.S. Shwan
Fouad M. Qadr
Stephan Kaufhold
Kristian Ufer
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description Samples from Garmiyan located in Kurdistan region of Iraq were collected and investigated concerning their physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties. Eight samples from five different locations have been taken based on the experience of villagers who used these materials for bathing to soften their hair as an alternative to shampoo. Some of these materials are locally termed “Gllasar”, meaning “head mud”. The samples were analyzed by XRD, XRF, FTIR, STA, CEC, and concerning their C- and S-content. The results show that some of the materials can be classified as bentonites because they are predominantly composed of smectite with minor contents of carbonates, quartz, dolomite, kaolinite, plagioclase, chlorite, and feldspar. Three out of the eight samples showed smectite contents higher than 60 mass% and hence can be considered promising raw materials. Future work will be devoted to investigation of reserves in the deposit and application tests.
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spelling doaj-art-30558b3898fe414d9019490fdfa36f2d2025-08-20T02:24:22ZengElsevierKuwait Journal of Science2307-41162023-10-01504731738https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.07.006Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/IraqDler M.S. Shwan0Fouad M. Qadr1Stephan Kaufhold2Kristian Ufer3Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, 46001, IraqDepartment of Geology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, 46001, IraqFederal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, GermanyFederal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, GermanySamples from Garmiyan located in Kurdistan region of Iraq were collected and investigated concerning their physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties. Eight samples from five different locations have been taken based on the experience of villagers who used these materials for bathing to soften their hair as an alternative to shampoo. Some of these materials are locally termed “Gllasar”, meaning “head mud”. The samples were analyzed by XRD, XRF, FTIR, STA, CEC, and concerning their C- and S-content. The results show that some of the materials can be classified as bentonites because they are predominantly composed of smectite with minor contents of carbonates, quartz, dolomite, kaolinite, plagioclase, chlorite, and feldspar. Three out of the eight samples showed smectite contents higher than 60 mass% and hence can be considered promising raw materials. Future work will be devoted to investigation of reserves in the deposit and application tests.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823001207bentonitesmectitecharacterizationsmineralogical propertiesgarmiyankurdistan
spellingShingle Dler M.S. Shwan
Fouad M. Qadr
Stephan Kaufhold
Kristian Ufer
Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
Kuwait Journal of Science
bentonite
smectite
characterizations
mineralogical properties
garmiyan
kurdistan
title Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
title_full Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
title_fullStr Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
title_short Exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of Garmiyan-Kurdistan/Iraq
title_sort exploration and characterization of local raw bentonite of a part of garmiyan kurdistan iraq
topic bentonite
smectite
characterizations
mineralogical properties
garmiyan
kurdistan
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823001207
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