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Vol.2 , No. 6, Publication Date: Jan. 4, 2016, Page: 124-132
, radiogenic heat (<i>Q</i>), density (<i>ρ</i>), thermal conductivity (<i>λ</i>), and magnetic susceptibility (<i>χ</i>) were determined by using different methods and instruments. Sixty four fresh rock samples were collected from 32 quarries at different depths in Hebron region to determine the activity concentration of <sup>238</sup>U, <sup>232</sup>Th and <sup>40</sup>K, by using gamma-ray spectrometry. The high values of <i>RHP</i> and <i>Q</i> in some rocks are mainly related to the relative increase of uranium contents in these samples. It was noted that there is a clear relationship between the difference in the values of those properties, the depth of collected samples and the color of the rock samples in the area under investigations.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/899.jpg)
| [1] | Khalil M. Thabayneh, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine. |
In this study, some physical information of many rock samples, such as, radioactive heat production (RHP), radiogenic heat (Q), density (ρ), thermal conductivity (λ), and magnetic susceptibility (χ) were determined by using different methods and instruments. Sixty four fresh rock samples were collected from 32 quarries at different depths in Hebron region to determine the activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K, by using gamma-ray spectrometry. The high values of RHP and Q in some rocks are mainly related to the relative increase of uranium contents in these samples. It was noted that there is a clear relationship between the difference in the values of those properties, the depth of collected samples and the color of the rock samples in the area under investigations.
Keywords
Activity Concentrations, Heat Production, Thermal Conductivity, Susceptibility, Rocks
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