Multifractal characterization of the visual spatial pattern of the disturbances of phosphate series through the geoelectrical maps (Sidi Chennane, Morocco).

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Authors

Abderrahim Ayad¹ , Saad Bakkali²

1. Earth Sciences Department, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier
2. Earth Sciences Department, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier

Conference / event

19 Èmes Journée de la Recherche Scientifique (JR19), March 2018 (Tétouan, Morocco)

Poster summary

The irregular shape of the disturbances presents an issue for mining engineers at the Sidi Chennane phosphate deposit in Morocco. Accurate quantification of the disturbances is needed to determine their part in the overall volume of phosphate. In this work, we investigate the multifractal spectrums as a defining parameter for distinguishing between the phosphate deposit of a low rate of disturbances and the deposit of a high rate. The work was carried out through the geoelectrical maps of the study area. The results reported showing wide variations of the studied disturbed areas, indicating that the multifractal analysis is an indicator for evaluating and characterizing the disturbances within the phosphates deposits. This could be the starting point for future work aimed at improving phosphate exploration planning.

Keywords

Multifractal analysis, Sidi Chennane, Morocco, Phosphate deposits, Disturbances, OCP Group

Research areas

Earth Sciences, Geography

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No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Copyright © 2023 Ayad et al. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.