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a
b
c
d
SS (22%)
e
f
Smectite
DB-1 (15%)
1500
MS-1(22%)
28
SS
DB-1
MS-1
21
1000
14
Quartz
500
7
Illite
Chlorite
Calcite
Quartz
0
0
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
20 15
10
8
6
5
4
3
d (Å)
Log Radius (
m
m)
Fig. 8
(
a
-
d
) SEM images of dark bands from sample 6K#893 R-3. (
a
) Based on grain size differ-
ences, we can differentiate DB-1 and SS. DB-1 is less granular than SS. (
b
) Scaly particles (prob-
ably smectite) are observed at the margin between DB-1 and SS. (
c
) A difference in particle
arrangement in DB-2 and MS-1 or −2 is observed around DB-2. (
d
) Deformed clay particles at the
boundary between DB-2 and MS-2. Based on XRD analysis, the clay particles are smectite.
(
e
) XRD analysis of clay minerals in MS-1, DB-1, and SS after ethylene-glycol treatment. (
f
) Porosity
and pore size distributions of MS-1, DB-1, and SS (measured by mercury intrusion porosimeter)
The porosities of SS and MS-1 in the sample are all about 22%, whereas the
porosity of DB-1 is about 7% lower (Fig.
8f
). Computer tomography (CT) images
also show that the density of DB-1 is higher than that of the host rocks. A porosity
reduction such as this can be caused by dehydration and/or compression because the
void space collapses as clay flakes assume the preferred orientation (Hirono
2005
).
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