The Geological Setting and Geoelectrical Characteristics of Clay Deposits in the Jdeidet Yabus area
Keywords:
Clay deposits, Jdeidet Yabous, Lower Cretaceous, Geoelectrical properties, Vertical boreholes, General structure.Abstract
The clay deposits are of significant economic and industrial importance. Geoelectrical studies have proven their effectiveness in studying such deposits, especially in drawing geological sections and comparing them, as well as in determining the electrical properties of the clay formations. A detailed electrical
study was conducted on the clay quarries of Jdeidet Yabous, which belong to the Lower Cretaceous age, with the aim of clarifying the geological structure of the area and comparing the studied quarries. We relied on quantitative interpretation to determine the vertical thickness of these layers and then compare them. The results of the quantitative interpretation of the vertical boreholes were entered into the Star ves program to calculate the coordinates of the heterogeneity points, which are often located on fault zones and stratification surfaces, with the aim of identifying structural changes. As a result of this study, the geological section that illustrates the general structure of the studied area was drawn.
