The Zeytoon clay deposit is located 30 Km northeast of Abadeh at Fars province. In this study, investigated physical, chemical, mineralogical and firing characteristics to evaluate their potential suitability as raw materials in various ceramic applications. Physical properties were identified by consistency limits and cation exchange capcity (CEC). Chemical and mineralogical properties were ca...

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical and chemical characteristics of soils covered with vegetation and soils without vegetation in Dagh-e- Sorkh Ardestan area.To achieve the goal, first the vegetation was classified using physiognomic method, and for each vegetation type, the distinctive area was specified for soil and vegetation sampling. Vegetation sampling was done by strati...