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A Preliminary Application Study to Measure the Suitability of Two Major Carbonate Reserves (Sad El-Na'am and Umm Rassiess Mountains) in the Cement Industry: An Example From Northeastern Desert, Egypt

Research Authors
Nageh A. Obaidalla, Abdalla M. El Ayyat, Hassan Soltan Hassan & Ayman Abdel-Aal
Research Abstract

In the last years, a considerable amount of attention has been devoted to the development of the area of northwest of the Gulf of Suez. It is one of the most important areas, which takes considerable attention by the Egyptian government because it hosts one of the MEGA National projects in Egypt. The area presents a great potential for development programs including touristic resorts, industrial zones, a new port and finally the great new second Suez Canal which has been started the implementation in the last quarter of 2014. The water resources in this area play an increasing important role in providing a source of potable water for land reclamation and construction of new settlements. The proposed area forms a part of the great Eocene plateau of the northeastern Desert of Egypt. Two major limestone sections have been selected to evaluate the suitability of the Eocene limestone in Cement Industry. The first section represents the carbonate sequence of Gabal Sad El-Na'am exposed at Bir Gindali district. The second one is measured at Gabal Umm Rassiess. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the suitability of both sections in Cement Industry by creating specific geochemical analyses. By using these geochemical analyses with other parameters, it will be able to determine whether, Gabal Sad El-Na'am or Umm Rassiess is valid in Cement Industry.

Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of Environmental Science, Computer Science and
Engineering & Technology
Research Publisher
E-ISSN, 2278-179X. Country, India.
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Sec. A; Vol.4.No.3,
Research Website
www.jecet.org
Research Year
2015
Research Pages
673-679