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SANDSTONE
The amount of
weathering depends
mainly on the distance to
the source area, the local
climate and the time it
took for the sediment to
b ttransported
be
t d th
there. IIn
most sedimentary rocks,
mica feldspar and less
mica,
stable minerals will have
reacted to clay minerals
like kaolinite, illite or
smectite.
Carbonates
Special
p
carbonate types
yp
Chalk is a special form
of limestone and is
formed from the
skeletons of small
creatures
t
(
(cocoliths).
lith )
Evaporites such as Salt
(NaCl) and Anhydrite
.
(CaSO4)
can also form
in these environments
Components
p
deposited
p
as discrete
grains or crystals
Contain lime mud, < 10% grains:
(Lime) Mudstone
Contain lime mud, (matrix
supported) >10% grains:
Wackestone
Contains lime mud, grain
supported: Packstone
No lime mud, grain supported:
G i
Grainstone
original components bound
together during deposition by
f
framework
kb
building
ildi organisms,
i
encrustation or sediment
trapping mechanisms :
Boundstone
Depositional texture not
recognizable. Crystalline
Rock Properties
Rocks are described
byy three p
properties:
p
Porosity - quantity of
pore space
Permeability- ability
of a formation to
flow
Matrix -major
constituent of the
rock
Definition of Porosity
Porosity is a measure of the
void spaces in a material,
and is a fraction of the
volume of voids over the
total volume, between 01, or
as a percentage between 0
100%
It is defined by the ratio:
where VV is the v of voidspace (such as fluids) and VT
is the total or bulk volume of
material, including the solid
and void components
Porosity Sandstones
The porosity of a sandstone depends on the
packing arrangement of its grains.The system can
be examined using spheres
In a Rhombohedral packing, the pore space
accounts for 26% of the total volume.
Primary porosity
The main or original porosity
system in a rock or unconfined
alluvial deposit.
Secondary porosity
A subsequent or separate porosity
system in a rock
rock, often enhancing
overall porosity of a rock. This can
be a result of chemical leeching of
minerals or the generation of a
fracture system. This can replace
the primary porosity or coexist
with it (see dual porosity below).
DIAGENESIS
The environment can also involve
subsequent alterations of the rock
such as:
Chemical changes,Diagenesis is the
chemical alteration of a rock after
b i l An
burial.
A example
l is
i the
th
replacement of some of the calcium
atoms in limestone by magnesium to
form dolomite
Mechanical changes - fracturing in a
tectonically-active region.
Permeabilityy Definition
The rate of flow of a liquid
through a formation depends
on:
Th pressure d
The
drop,the
th
viscosity of the fluid and The
permeability.
The pressure drop is a
reservoir property.
The viscosity is a fluid
property.
The permeability is a measure
of the ease at which a fluid
can flow through a formation