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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 502, 2024
2nd International Congress on Coastal Research (ICCR 2023)
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Article Number | 05002 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Geomorphology and Coastal Processes | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202450205002 | |
Published online | 11 March 2024 |
Clay mineralogical evidence of Quaternary paleoclimate in Northern Morocco
Applied Geosciences Research and Development Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, PB. 416, 90000 Tangier, University of Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco
* Corresponding author: soufiane.tichli@etu.uae.ac.ma
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.
Key words: Clay minerals / Pleistocene / Paleoclimate / Tangier / Morocco
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