ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)

In the great Oulad Abdoun Basin exploitation of a new phosphate deposit was begun after the Grand Daoui horizon was exhausted. Inclusions of sterile hardpan-so-called "disturbances" -are hard to detect and interfere with phosphate extraction. Their resistivity is above 200 Ω.m as against 8...

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Main Author: Bakkali Saad
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2005-08-01
Series:Earth Sciences Research Journal
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/21240
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description In the great Oulad Abdoun Basin exploitation of a new phosphate deposit was begun after the Grand Daoui horizon was exhausted. Inclusions of sterile hardpan-so-called "disturbances" -are hard to detect and interfere with phosphate extraction. Their resistivity is above 200 Ω.m as against 80 to 150 Ω.m for the phosphate-rich mineral. A Schlumberger resistivity survey over an area of 50 hectares was carried out. Models of the geology were successfully obtained from the analysis of the horizontal-gradient map of "disturbances". A new field procedure was tested to estimate the depth of disturbances. Phosphate reserves were better known.
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spelling doaj-art-e38a030149214b9998359d8444375e4b2025-08-20T02:19:15ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaEarth Sciences Research Journal1794-61902005-08-0192123131ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)Bakkali SaadIn the great Oulad Abdoun Basin exploitation of a new phosphate deposit was begun after the Grand Daoui horizon was exhausted. Inclusions of sterile hardpan-so-called "disturbances" -are hard to detect and interfere with phosphate extraction. Their resistivity is above 200 Ω.m as against 80 to 150 Ω.m for the phosphate-rich mineral. A Schlumberger resistivity survey over an area of 50 hectares was carried out. Models of the geology were successfully obtained from the analysis of the horizontal-gradient map of "disturbances". A new field procedure was tested to estimate the depth of disturbances. Phosphate reserves were better known.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/21240
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ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
Earth Sciences Research Journal
title ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
title_full ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
title_fullStr ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
title_full_unstemmed ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
title_short ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT “DISTURBANCES” USING THE HORIZONTAL-GRADIENT RESPONSES OF RESISTIVITY DATA (OULAD ABDOUN, MOROCCO)
title_sort analysis of phosphate deposit disturbances using the horizontal gradient responses of resistivity data oulad abdoun morocco
url http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/21240
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