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Lithofacies Study of the Natural Phosphates: Quantification, Genetic Involvement and Distribution of Natural Radionuclides

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The Danian–Persian (–65 to –46 MA) Moroccan phosphate deposits of Ghar Tajer was geochemically characterized. Sediments are formed of Phosphate intercalated with limestone and marl and argillaceous rocks. Specific activity and isotopes ratios: 234U/238U, 230Th, 232Th/238U were determined at 20 sediments samples collected at different depth. In this presentation, we give the preliminary results of the behavior of uranium in sedimentary rocks associated with samples deposits by measuring 238U, 234U, 235U, 232Th and 230Th activities and their isotopes ratios. A first attempt to correlate the behavior of the radionuclides measured by alpha spectrometry and lithology of samples of phosphate was accomplished.

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  1. Unit of Radiochemistry, Faculty of Science Ben Sik, University Hassan II Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco

    Said Fakhi, Rabie Outayad, Elmehdi Fait & Abdelghani Adib Idrissi

  2. Laboratory of Geochemistry, Applied Geology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben Sik, University Hassan II Casablanca-Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco

    Elmehdi Fait & Hassan Elhadi

  3. Laboratory of Géoressources and Sedimentary Environment, Faculty of Sciences Ben Sik, University Hassan II Casablanca-Mohammedia, Casablanca, Morocco

    Mustapha Mouflih

  4. Département de Física Aplicada II, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

    Marusia Rentería & Ignacio Vioque

  5. National Centre for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTN-Morocco), Rabat, Morocco

    Moncef Benmansour & Abderrahim Bouih

  6. Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert-Curien UMR 7178 ULP/CNRS-In2p3, 23 rue de Loess BP 28, 67037 Cedex, Strasbourg, France

    Abdelmjid Nourreddine

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Fakhi, S. et al. (2011). Lithofacies Study of the Natural Phosphates: Quantification, Genetic Involvement and Distribution of Natural Radionuclides. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_34

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