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Mineralogical ReportTRANSCRIPT
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Mineralogical Report Client Name
3 Mineralogical description
Sample (sample ref removed)
Composition subarkose 73.2 % volume
Major monocrystalline quartz, polycrystalline quartz (61.6%)
Minor feldspar - orthoclase, microcline (8.8%), lithic fragment sandstone & chert (2.8%)
0 : 1
0010
0 : 2
0020
0 : 3
0030
0 : 4
0040
0 : 5
0050
0 : 6
0060
0 : 7
0070
0 : 8
0080
0 : 9
0090
0 : 1
000
>= 1
000
0.0%5.0%
10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%
Grain Size Distribution
Grain size (m)
Dist
ribut
ion
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 14000%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
size (m)
Grainsize Min. Max. (m) Min. Max. (phi) Average
40 1180 4.64 -0.24 295 m 1.76 phi (medium sand)
Sphericity low sphericity
Sorting poorly sorted (0.97 phi)
Roundness Range Average
sub-rounded -rounded sub-rounded
0 : 5
050
: 10
010
0 : 1
5015
0 : 2
0020
0 : 2
5025
0 : 3
0030
0 : 3
5035
0 : 4
0040
0 : 4
5045
0 : 5
00>=
500
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%Pore Size Distribution
Pore size (m)
Dis
trib
utio
n
0 100 200 300 400 500 6000%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
size (m)
Porosity intergranular porosity and rare intragranular porosity in feldspars
20.6 % volume
Clay matrix present probably detrital (composition not determined) 2.4% volume
Cement Silica (%) Carbonate (%) Iron oxide (%)0.2 2.6 1.0
3.8 % volume
Grain contacts floating contacts (abundant), weak concave-convex contacts (present)
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