Study of the Variations in the Vertical and Horizontal Distribution of Heavy Sand Minerals in the Hilla River Sediments

• Autorzy: Hameed Iman A. , Rahman Haleema Abdul Jabbar Abdul , Anmar Alsaadi

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/164752

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the Hilla River sediments on the heterogeneity of the distribution of heavy sand minerals for the fine and very fine sand classes as well as for the surface and subsurface layers. The results showed that the heavy sand minerals that were determined according to the specific gravity of each mineral and the specific gravity of the particles of minerals identified in the soils under study ranged between (2.5–4.5) and were divided into four groups in terms of the specific gravity. The first group included each of the minerals (Mica and Chlorite) of low specific gravity, while the second group contains (Pyroxene, Amphibole, Epidote Group). The third group includes minerals (Tourmaline and Garnet, Staurolite and Kyanite) and the two groups are classified as minerals of medium-specific gravity; in turn, the fourth group contains minerals of high specific gravity, namely (Zircon, Rutile and Opaques). As a result, the most important factors affecting the sedimentation, sorting and sedimentation processes are the conveyor’s speed, load capacity, the size of the separation particles and their specific gravity. The complete mismatch of the horizontal distribution of the minerals of one group is due to the varying ranges of the specific gravity of the minerals within the general range of specific gravity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sediment; heavy minerals; specific gravity

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 7
• Strony: 318--330
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Hameed Iman A.

• College of Agriculture Engineering Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
• College of Agriculture, Al-Qasim Green University, Babil, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-9607

autor

Rahman Haleema Abdul Jabbar Abdul

• College of Agriculture Engineering Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq

autor

Anmar Alsaadi

• Ministry of Water Rescores, Baghdad, Iraq

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