Hydrotalcite and an Amorphous Clay Mineral in High-Magnesium Mudstones from the Kozani Basin, Greece

Anthony Hall , Michael G. Stamatakis

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... is extremely peculiar. The broad asymmetrical peaks seen in the XRD pattern (Fig. 8) are FIG. 7. SEM photographs of the hydrotalcite mudstone showing...

Fracture Shale Gas Study of Tanjung Formation Barito Basin, South Kalimantan

Dian Larasati, Fikri Muhammad Fiqih, Raden Idris, Djedi S. Widarto, Benyamin Sapiie

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... electron microscopy (SEM) are not interconnected because of the abundance of detrital clay matrix, cementation, and replacement. Petrographical analyses...

ABSTRACT: THE ORGANIC PETROLOGY OF CARBON-CARBON AIRCRAFT BRAKES

John C. Crelling, Peter Filip

The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP)

... formed are beyond the resolution limits of the microscope. In such cases SEM, EDX, and XRD are used to help characterize the particles. In summary...

Abstract: Paleosol Characterization and Identification in the Subsurface Using Nuclear Logs: A Case Study from the Kansas Cretaceous, by John H. Doveton and Peer Hoth; #90039 (2005)

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Textures, Mineralogy, and Reservoir Properties of an Altered Mafic Tuff Core from the Upper Cretaceous (Lower Campanian) of Central Texas

Robert M. Reed, Robert G. Loucks

GCAGS Journal

... is more fully examined in a forthcoming manuscript by our research group. The dominant mineral of these samples, according to XRD (Table 2) and SEM...

Chapter 14 - Diagenesis: Zeolite Cements

Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle, Peter A. Scholle, Juergen Schieber, Robert J. Raine

AAPG Special Volumes

..., p. 615–624, doi: 10.1130/0016-7606(1975)86<615:ZDIOVS>2.0.CO;2. Welton, J. E., 1984, SEM Petrology Atlas: Tulsa, OK, AAPG Methods in Exploration...

Biotic Influence in the Genesis of Laminar Calcretes in Vertisols of the Marília Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Brazil)

Amanda Goulart Rodrigues, Patrick Führ Dal' Bó, Giorgio Basilici, Marcus Vinícius Theodoro Soares, Maurícius Nascimento Menezes

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... refinement method according to Santos et al. (2017). SEM, CL, and XRD analyses were performed at CETEM (Centro de Tecnologia Mineral at Rio de Janeiro...

Hydrocarbon Potential of Pennsylvanian Black Shale Reservoirs, Paradox Basin, Southeastern Utah (OFR-534)

S. Robert Bereskin, John McLennan

Utah Geological Survey

... characterized through more X-ray diffraction (XRD) testing. Up to this point, we have conducted only two such tests although SEM work has spotted some...

Microfracture Propagation during Post-Hydraulic Fracturing Shut-in and Enhanced Gas Production from Shale; #41633(2015)

A. Hayatdavoudi, A. Tavanaei, K.G. Sawant, F. Savage, S. Salehi

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... the absorbed water vapor on shale specimens. We used the SEM to generate images of the shale samples after being exposed to water vapor. We found...

Abstract: Is Illite Still a Pathfinder Mineral for the Geological Environment of Athabasca Unconformity-type Uranium Deposits??; #90172 (2014)

David H. Quirt

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... exploration. In the early 1980s, based on basic optical petrography, lithogeochemistry, and XRD methods, it was postulated that the presence of illite...

Lamina-scale diagenetic mass transfer in lacustrine organic-rich shales and impacts on shale oil reservoir formation

Yingchang Cao, Kelai Xi, Xiaobing Niu, Miruo Lin, Weijiao Ma, Zehan Zhang, and Helge Hellevang

AAPG Bulletin

... and characterization system (AMICS) analysis, SEM-cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL) analysis, and energy spectrum scanning. Some large-sized authigenic quartz...

Abstract: Evaluation of Thinly Laminated Zones from the Granite Wash Using an Integrated Workflow Including Logs, Core Data, and Digital Rock Analysis; #90309 (2017)

Tiffany Rider, Robert Aylsworth, Joel Walls, Anyela Morcote

Search and Discovery.com

... measurements including XRD, LECO TOC, and porosity. Lithologies were quantified from SGR, bulk density (RHOB), and photoelectric factor (PEF) computed from...

Fiber-Laden High Temperature Water-Based Fracturing Fluid: Breaking Old Paradigms and Improving Production in West Java

Hisar Limbong, Elvina Agustina, Mutiara Madyanova, Rizka Hezmela, Cesar Guimaraes

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... formation. For this purpose a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), an Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDAX) and an X-Ray Difraction (XRD) were conducted...

Abstract: Iron Oxide Mineralogy in Saprolites and Soils over Some Metamorphic Rocks

Siti Zauyah Darus

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... while bulk samples were collected for XRD analysis. Iron oxides were concentrated from the clay fractions obtained from the bulk samples for detailed...

Abstract: Strategies for Identifying Organic Matter Types in SEM; #90283 (2016)

Wayne K. Camp

Search and Discovery.com

...Abstract: Strategies for Identifying Organic Matter Types in SEM; #90283 (2016) Wayne K. Camp AAPG Datapages/Search and Discovery Article #90283...

Abstract: The Woodford Shale in the Marietta Basin (Oklahoma and Texas); #90309 (2017)

Richard Brito, Roger Slatt, Ifunanya Ekwunife, Bryan Turner

Search and Discovery.com

... using Petrographic Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray...

Integration of Whole Core, Drill Cuttings, and Well Log Data for Improved Characterization in the Wolfcamp Formation

Joel D Walls, Dan Buller, Anyela Morcote, Michael L. Everts, Bryan Guzman

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... is interbedded with inter-granular porosity and most of the hydrocarbon resource is likely to be stored in the PAOM. Ion-milled SEM data and 3D FIB-SEM data...

Aragonite-Calcite Relationships in Speleothems (Grotte De Clamouse, France): Environment, Fabrics, and Carbonate Geochemistry

Silvia Frisia, Andrea Borsato, Ian J. Fairchild, Frank McDermott, Enrico M. Selmo

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... of aragonite and subordinate calcite. No clear dissolution features are visible through SEM between the two carbonate phases. In stalagmite CL 28 (80-90...

The Co-Evolution of Fe-Oxides, Ti-Oxides, and Other Microbially Induced Mineral Precipitates In Sandy Sediments: Understanding the Role of Cyanobacteria In Weathering and Early Diagenesis

Dina M. Bower, Daniel R. Hummer, Andrew Steele, Atsushi Kyono

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... complementary techniques of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and micro-Raman spectroscopy. The results of this study show...

A Heavy-Oil Case Study on a Single Well in Venezuela, MFM-7S, Using Cores and Logs: Section IV. Exploration Methods

R. Everett, M. Herron, G. Pirie, J. Schweitzer, H. Edmundson

AAPG Special Volumes

...- and macroscopic scales. This section begins with microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS...

CO2–Mineral Reaction in a Natural Analogue for CO2 Storage—Implications for Modeling

Mark Wilkinson, R. Stuart Haszeldine, Anthony E. Fallick, Nicolas Odling, Susan J. Stoker, Robert W. Gatliff

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... with EDS, back-scatter and CL, both gas and water zones were studied. Mineral identification was aided by XRD analyses of 10 whole-rock samples from...

Mineral Buffering of Contaminated Ground Water Compositions at a Hazardous Waste Site in Southwestern Louisiana

Jeffrey S. Hanor , Kathleen M. McManus ,, Vishnu Ranganathan ,, Shaobing Su

GCAGS Transactions

... examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). XRD analysis was performed on bulk sediment samples and the < 2mm...

Mineralogical characterisation of complex sulphide gold ore from Pahang, Malaysia

Mohd Haikal Rosli, Mohammad Hafizuddin Mohd Safri, Hareyani Zabidi, Nurul Ain Jabit, Suhaina Ismail

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... methods. Results and discussion Morphological study - Optical microscope Materials and methods Figure 4: Optical microscope image (A) -0.075mm...

Diagenesis of Organic-Rich Shale: Views from Foraminifera Penetralia, Eagle Ford Formation, Maverick Basin, Texas, #51054 (2014).

Wayne Camp

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... and scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques have allowed researches to adequately image clay-sized gains and to peer into nanometer scale pores...

Atlas of Australian and New Zealand Hydrocarbon Seals: Worldwide Analogs for Cap Rocks and Intraformational Barriers in Clastic Depositional Settings

Richard Ric Daniel, John Kaldi

AAPG Special Volumes

... on the intrusion curve. Figure. XRD analysis indicates dominant kaolinite and quartz with illite and minor Mg calcite, siderite, and trace feldspar. Figure. SEM...