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This study aims to test the potential of some clay as a thermal mud by mineralogical and physicochemical characterization of clays matured for a short time in the laboratory using thermal waters of Ain Echfa of Korbous (north of Tunisia, Cap Bon). The results evidenced the interactions between the solid and the liquid phases. The mineralogical and physicochemical transformations were more pronounced for smectite than for illite-kaolinite samples. Additionally, an improvement in the cooling kinetics and a decrease in pH value were observed after the maturation process.
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Mefteh, S., Medhioub, M. (2022). Short-Term Maturation of Clays in a Chlorinated Sodic Mineral Water (Ain Echfa, Tunisia). In: Çiner, A., et al. Recent Research on Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Marine Geosciences and Geochemistry. CAJG 2019. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72547-1_65
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