Physico-chemical characterization of a limestone rock used as a building material in the SIDI LAMINE region - Province of Khénifra (Morocco)

This short communication studies the physicochemical properties of an abundant natural rock from the Sidi Lamine region of Central Morocco, used as a basic product in several building materials. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy coupled with Energy–dispersive X–ray analysis (SEM/EDX), we show that the rock is composed mainly of calcite (CaCO3) and and a small amount of quartz (SiO2). From the spectroscopic data, we can ease the work later on this rock for the development of new building products