Clay mineral transformation as a major source for authigenic quartz in thermo-mature gas shale

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-150

  Metwally, Yasser M ^a,b   Chesnokov, Evgeni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Gas shale; Illitization; Quartz cementation

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC; CLOSED SYSTEMS; ELASTIC BEHAVIOR; GAS SHALES; GAS STORAGE; GAS-SHALE; GRANULAR SHAPE; ILLITIZATION; INTER-GRAIN; MICROGRAINS; MICROPORES; MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS; QUARTZ CEMENTATION; QUARTZ CEMENTS; SHALE ANISOTROPY; SHEET-LIKE; SMECTITES; THIN SHEET; TREATMENT TEMPERATURE;

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; LABORATORIES; MINERALS; NATURAL GAS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SODIUM;

CLAY MINERALS;

ANISOTROPY; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CEMENTATION; CLAY MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; ELASTIC PROPERTY; ILLITIZATION; NATURAL GAS; QUARTZ; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84855419888     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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