Study of Usage Areas of Clay Samples of Asphaltite Quarries in Sirnak, Turkey
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Bilgin, O. (2017). Study of Usage Areas of Clay Samples of Asphaltite Quarries in Sirnak, Turkey. 3rd World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium (WMESS). SEP 11-15, 2017 : Prague, CZECH REPUBLICAbstract
The asphaltite of Sirnak, Turkey are in the form of 12 veins and their total reserves
are anticipated to be approximately 200 million tons in a field of 25.000 hectares. The
asphaltites at the Sirnak region are in the form of fault and crack fillings and take place
together with clay minerals at their side rock. The main raw materials used in the production of
cement are limestone, clay and marn known as sedimentary rocks. Limestone for CaO and clay
minerals for SiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3, which are the main compounds of clinker production, are
the main raw materials. Other materials containing these four oxides like marn are also used as
cement raw material. Conformity levels of the raw materials to be used in cement production
vary according to their chemical compounds. The rocks to be used as clay mineral are
evaluated by taking the rate of silicate and alumina into consideration. The soils suitable for
brick-tile productions are named as sandy clay. Their difference from the ceramic clays is that
they are richer in terms of iron, silica and carbonate. These soils are also known under the
names such as clay, arid, alluvium, silt, loam and argil. Inside these soils, minerals such as
quartz, montmorillonite, kaolinite, calcite, limonite, hidromika, sericite, illite, and chlorite are
available. Some parts of the soils consist of clays in amorphous structure. Limestone parts,
gypsums, organic substances and bulky rock residuals spoil the quality. The soils suitable for
brick production may not be suitable for tile production. In this case, their sandy soils should
be mixed up with the clays with fine granule structure which is high in plasticity. During
asphaltite mining in Sirnak region, clays forming side rock are gathered at dump sites. In this
study; SQX analyses of the clay samples taken from Avgamasya, Seridahli and Segürük
asphaltite veins run in Sirnak region are carried out and their usage areas are searched.
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https://doi.org10.1088/1755-1315/95/4/042066