Argillaceous Rock Atlas

✍ Scribed by Neal R. O’Brien, Roger M. Slatt (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer New York
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 146
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Fabric Analysis Techniques....Pages 7-10
X-Radiography, Petrography and Scanning Electron Microscopy Descriptions....Pages 11-29
Miscellaneous Features in Argillaceous Rocks....Pages 31-37
Case Studies of Specific Distinctive Features....Pages 39-55
Case Studies of Fabric Analysis in Evaluating Sedimentary Processes and Environments....Pages 57-90
Formation of Shale by Compaction of Flocculated Clay--A Model....Pages 91-95
Fabrics of Some Hydrocarbon Source Rocks and Oil Shales....Pages 97-113
Fabric of Geopressured Shale....Pages 115-120
Composition of Argillaceous Rocks....Pages 121-128
Conclusions....Pages 129-131
Back Matter....Pages 133-141

✦ Subjects

Mineralogy; Mineral Resources; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Sedimentology; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)