Study of basaltic rocks in the Rastan region showed the presence of
many morphological and petrographic varieties compatible with
rocks of Alhesen castle region. Chemical analyses of studied rocks
proved to be alkaline rocks with sodic-potassic na
ture. Rotten parts
of studied rocks considered an important source of civilian
installations, paving roads, and as materials for manufacture of
cement, in addition to their academic importance in Petrological,
paleogeographic, and tectonic studies.
The aim of this study is to highlight some of the soil characteristics in the
area of Daher Aljabal (Sowaida), in particular, the morphological, physical,
chemical, and fertility aspects.
To achieve these objectives, five soil profiles were select
ed on a
toposequence, the profiles were described and bulk samples were systematically
collected.
The characterization of the studied soils reveals that:
-The soils area formed from the original basaltic parent materials, and the
topographical position plays a prominent role in the development and depth of
the soil profiles, and the differences in particle size distribution.
The aim of this study is to use the measured values of the magnetic
susceptibility in the classification of the basaltic rocks and their different
differentiation degrees as an additional discrimination factor to the
geochemical analyses, which we
re applied on the basalts of southern and southeastern
Syria. So the magnetic susceptibility of ٢٠٤ specimens sampled from all
the ٧ basaltic groups in Qasr Shbeeka area in addition to ٦٢ specimens
sampled from three groups from outside the studied area were measured. This
led to the determination of all the magnetic susceptibility ranges, their mean
values and their standard deviation of the basaltic rocks in the area.
