Evaluation of Cement Raw Materials in Wayou ( New Mugher ) Area
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1980-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The raw mater i als used in the manu f acture of P ortland cement
were s tudied in the Wayu locality (New Mughe r). The study showed
th. t there is lime s tone of a good quality in large aMount which
justifies exploitation. The c l ay ~ate ri a l studied was fou nd ou t t o
be de f icient in silica and neens a si l ica modulus correc t or . Conse quently
, a sandstone body which is found b e neath the basalt was
investi~ated and the investigation showed that there is enough
san stone tha t can be used as a cor r ector . The study of the gyps um
deposi t also revealed that sufficient amount of gypsum e x ists . A
conclusion was reached to the effect that the installation of a
cement p l ant is justifiedo
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