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G. F. Ngon Ngon, G. L. Lecomte Nana, R. Yongue Fouateu, G. Lecomte and P. Bilong, “Physicochemical and Mechanical Characterisation of Ceramic Materials Obtained from a Mixture of Silica, Feldspars and Clay Material of the Douala Region in Cameroon (Central Africa),” Advances in Ceramic Science and Engineering (ACSE), Vol., 2, No. 1, 2013, pp. 23-31.

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• TITLE: Geotechnical, Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of the Missole II Clayey Materials of Douala Sub-Basin (Cameroon) for Construction Materials

  AUTHORS: Elisabeth Olivia Logmo, Gilbert François Ngon Ngon, Williams Samba, Michel Bertrand Mbog, Jacques Etame

  KEYWORDS: Cameroon; Construction Materials; Geotechnical Tests; Mineralogical and Chemical Analyses; Missole II

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.3 No.2A, June 18, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Geotechnical tests conducted on clayey materials of Missole II, Douala sub-basin of Cameroon showed that these materials present: fines particles (55 to 78 wt.%), sand (22 to 44 wt.%), and plasticity index of 13.8 to 21.6%. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the chemical analysis revealed a kaolinite amount of 46 to 56 wt.%, 19 to 27 wt.% of illite, 12 to 19 wt.% of quartz, 3 to 5 wt.% of goethite, 2 to 5 wt.% of hematite, 1.5 to 5 wt.% of anatase, 2 to 3 wt.% of feldspar-K with 52.87 to 63.11 wt.% of SiO2, 18.08 to 24.31 wt.% of Al2O3, 3.28 to 11.45 wt.% of Fe2O3 and a small content of bases (