STUDY of MINERALOGY in the CLAY FRACTION in REPRESENTATIVE SOILS of PUCALLPA, PERU, BASED on PLITHOGENIC NUMBERS

Zuñiga E.J.D.; Jáuregui G.M.; Estrada D.M.D.; Tenazoa N.M.P. · Investigacion Operacional (2022)

Resumen

Clay is a decomposed sedimentary rock consisting of aggregates of hydrated aluminum silicates, from the decomposition of rocks containing feldspar, such as granite. Clay has plastic properties, which means that by moistening it can be easily modeled. When dried, it becomes firm and when subjected to high temperatures, chemical reactions occur that, among other changes, cause the clay to become a permanently rigid material, called ceramics. Clays have wide use in the pottery industry, construction, and winemaking, among many other applications of economic and social importance. This research aims to classify clays according to different types of clays existing in the soils of Pucallpa, Peru, through the use of plithogenic sets. This novel theory was selected because it allows us to represent multiple attributes where each consists of different possible elements, including indeterminacy and vagueness. The classification of different types of clay is not simple; some of its physicochemical characteristics are common to more than one type of this mineral. To the knowledge of the authors, it is the first time that plithogenic sets are used in the classification of minerals. In this paper we provide a method based on plithogenic sets, such that 18 types of clays of Pucallpa can be classified.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Ucayali; Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Amazonia