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01.02.2012 | Original Paper

Engineering geological characterisation of the Barzaman Formation, with reference to coastal Dubai, UAE

verfasst von: Steve Macklin, Richard Ellison, Jason Manning, Andrew Farrant, Leon Lorenti

Erschienen in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Ausgabe 1/2012

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This paper describes the pedogenically altered fluvial deposits comprising the Barzaman Formation, UAE. This formation is composed of a sequence of rocks dominated by variably cemented conglomerates thought to be middle Miocene to Pliocene in age. The well-established descriptive scheme currently used for describing the formation is reviewed and a simple visual descriptive lithological classification is proposed based on the three principal lithological components visible in a hand specimen: mottled white calcisiltite matrix/cement, palygorskite rich marl and clasts derived from the Oman Mountains (gabbro, chert and weathered ultramafic rock). Data on the mineralogy and microstructure of the rock constituents is presented and some implications for the geotechnical characterisation of the formation are briefly discussed.

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Titel: Engineering geological characterisation of the Barzaman Formation, with reference to coastal Dubai, UAE
verfasst von: Steve Macklin
Richard Ellison
Jason Manning
Andrew Farrant
Leon Lorenti
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2012
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-011-0369-4

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