Mohammed Jaffal
Cadi Ayyad University
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Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2002
Mohammed Jaffal; Azzouz Kchikach; Jean-Pierre Lefort; Lahoucine Hanich
Abstract A large number of seismic reflection lines and boreholes have been carried out in the Essaouira Basin by the oil industry. The present study concentrates on the reinterpretation of these data in the restricted area of Khemis Meskala, in order to better characterise the structure of the Cretaceous aquiferous system. The reflector corresponding to the bottom of the Vraconian formation has been identified on the different seismic sections. This horizon, which marks the base of the aquiferous system, was first digitised on time migration sections and then converted to depth sections using a suitable linear velocity law. The isobath map of the bottom of the Vraconian resulting from this study images the 3D geometrical structure of this horizon and shows that it is slightly folded in domes and basins. This document will be useful for rationalising the future hydrogeological researches that will be undertaken in the Khemis Meskala area. To cite this article: M. Jaffal et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 229–234.
Hydrological Sciences Journal-journal Des Sciences Hydrologiques | 2015
Samia Rochdane; Abdennabi El Mandour; Mohammed Jaffal; Mahjoub Himi; A. Casas; Mostafa Amrhar; Morad Karroum
Résumé Cette étude vise à améliorer la connaissance de la géométrie et de l’hydrogéologie de l’aquifère du Haouz Oriental et du domaine de la Tassaout Amont en se basant sur l’analyse et l’interprétation des données de forages, de gravimétrie, de sismique réflexion et de piézométrie. L’examen de la carte gravimétrique de l’anomalie de Bouguer révèle l’existence d’un gradient régional souligné par des valeurs croissantes du Sud-Est au Nord-Ouest. Ce gradient a été déterminé puis soustrait des données initiales, ce qui a permis d’obtenir une carte résiduelle sur laquelle les anomalies sont plus clairement mises en évidence. Ces anomalies reflètent en général les zones d’affleurement du socle et les variations d’épaisseur de la couverture sédimentaire à l’échelle de la zone d’étude. Le profil de la sismique réflexion et le traitement des données de forages profonds confirment les résultats de la gravimétrie et montrent que la région est formée par un horst qui correspond aux affleurements du socle des Jebilets au nord du bassin du Haouz et une zone subsidente où la couverture est très développée au Sud de la plaine du Haouz. A ce niveau, l’épaisseur importante de la couverture favorise l’accumulation des eaux et assure l’alimentation du réservoir. La remontée du socle au Nord de la plaine impose une ligne de partage des eaux souterraines avec deux sens d’écoulement.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences | 2013
Najib El Goumi; Mohammed Jaffal; Christian Rolf; Christoph Grissemann; Frank Melcher; Azzouz Kchikach; Mohammed Hibti; Torsten Graupner
This paper describes a multidisciplinary study approach (petrography and rock magnetism) conducted on samples collected from the study area to characterise the magnetic mineralogy and to determine if the magnetisation of both lithologies were induced or retain a remnant component. Petrophysical, mineralogical and geochemical analyses confirm bimodal aspects, particularly in basic rocks; the two magnetic modes depend essentially on the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the samples. The ultramafic rocks comprise a highly altered primary mineralogy with chromite and magnetite as magnetic phases. The second type is of mafic composition with a less altered primary mineralogy and essentially magnetite and/or (hemo-ilmenite) as a carrier of magnetic mineralisation. Sulphides are characterised by high concentrations of Cu, Zn and Pb. The mineralogy is composed mainly of pyrrhotite (85% to 90%), sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and, occasionally, stannite. Monocline pyrrhotite seems to be the magnetic carrier of magnetisation in both Draa Sfar and Koudiat Aïcha. However, we suspect a different amount of hexagonal pyrrhotite as the cause of different magnetic behaviour. Paleomagnetic and thermomagnetic analyses reveal different. The calculated characteristic direction of natural remnant magnetisation for sulphides was used to model the magnetic anomaly of Draa Sfar. The proposed model match the geological features concluded from geological mapping and boreholes. Results from this work can be very useful for any modelling processes of magnetic anomalies suspected due to a sulphide mineralisation in an area with poor outcrops and no presence of boreholes information or of any geological or geochemical data.
Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2006
Abderrahmane Soulaimani; Mohammed Jaffal; Lhou Maacha; Azzouz Kchikach; Abdessamad Najine; Abdellatif Saidi
Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2009
Mohammed Jaffal; Frauke Klingelhoefer; L. Matias; Fernando Teixeira; Mostafa Amrhar
Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2006
Abdessamad Najine; Mohammed Jaffal; Kamal El Khammari; Tahar Aïfa; Driss Khattach; Mahjoub Himi; A. Casas; Said Badrane; Hicham Aqil
Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2002
Azzouz Kchikach; Mohammed Jaffal; Tahar Aı̈fa; Lahcen Bahi
Mine Water and The Environment | 2012
Meriem Lghoul; Teresa Teixidó; José Antonio Peña; Rachid Hakkou; Azzouz Kchikach; Roger Guérin; Mohammed Jaffal; Lahcen Zouhri
Journal of African Earth Sciences | 2010
Mohammed Jaffal; Najib El Goumi; Azzouz Kchikach; Tahar Aïfa; Driss Khattach; Ahmed Manar
Comptes Rendus Geoscience | 2007
Kamal El Khammari; Abdessamad Najine; Mohammed Jaffal; Tahar Aïfa; Mahjoub Himi; Diego Vásquez; A. Casas; Pierre Andrieux