Author(s)

Zo’o Zame Philémon¹, Mpakam Hernanie Grelle², Samba Assomo Philippe¹

¹Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
²The Higher Institute of the Sahel, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon.

The characterization of carbonated rocks of Mintom allowed identifying three features (massive limestone, banded limestone and dolomite). Samples taken in these features were subjected to the physico-chemical analyses and to the mechanical tests. The results obtained show a convergence in the mineralogical composition in particular in the calcareous features (smectite, micas and calcite); the dolomite feature being mainly constituted by dolomite associated with the smectite. The chemical composition allows finding contents raised in CaO, in all the samples. However, in the dolomite and the banded limestone, the concentrations in MgO and in SiO₂ are also important. The mechanical properties showed a good compression resistance for the massive limestone and the dolomite, the mechanical behavior of the banded limestone being low. The exploitation of these results allows recommending carbonated rocks of Mintom in the production of the clinker, agricultural amendments and in the constructions of the civil engineering.

Mintom, Carbonated Rocks, Characterization, Physico-Chemical, Petrographic

Philémon, Z. , Grelle, M. and Philippe, S. (2016) Physico-Chemical and Petrographic Characterization of Carbonated Rocks of Mintom (South-Cameroon) and Their Potential Uses. International Journal of Geosciences, 7, 775-783. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2016.75059.