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Mineralogy



Rock Type / MineralKey ComponentsDensityPeFGRHydrogen IndexVpVp/VsCompressibilityThermal conductivitySpecific Heat Capacity



g/cm3
API


kPa-1

1Rock Types
2Shale / Mudstone / Claystone / ArgilliteSilt < Clay1.36 – 2.88
80 – 140





3SiltstoneSilt > Clay








4Limestone CalciteCaCO32.714.85 – 10





45Limestone AragoniteCaCO32.99







56DolomiteCaMg(CO3)22.85 – 2.873.010 – 20





67SandstoneSiO2, FeldsparQuartz > Feldspar, Clay2.651.810 – 20





8SandQuartz1.6 – 2.0







97AnhydriteCaSO42.9775.05






810CoalC1.2 – 1.8
0





911Halite (Rock Salt)NaCl2.032 – 2.164.60





1012SylviteKCl1.99
100 – 170





1113

1214Rock Forming Minerals
1315QuartzSiO22.59 –2.65







1416Feldspar
2.55 – 2.76







17SiltQuartz + Feldspar1.38







1815Siltstone16Clay 1 Chlorite
2.8







1719Clay 2 Glauconite
2.3







1820Clay 3 Kaolinite
2.59







1921Clay 4 Illite
2.66







2022Clay 5 Montmorillonite / Smectite
2.1 – 2.6







2123Mica{KNa, Ca , AlMgFe, Si} O20(OHF)43.0 – 3.05
500































































References