Assessment of waste clays in the Qusseir region of east central Egypt for production of lightweight bricks

Abstract Background Egyptian Upper Cretaceous waste clay samples from Yunis Mines, Qusseir vicinity, Eastern Desert, were investigated for their chemical and mineralogical compositions as well as for firing. These investigations were carried out to assess the suitability to use the waste clays for t...

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Main Authors: Esmat Abu El-Anwar, Hamed Mekky, Wael Abdelwahab, Mohamed Elmaghraby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-018-0009-2