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. 2021 Oct 8;11:20049. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99523-2

Table 2.

Mineralogical composition of four shales (Vol.%)53,54.

Shale Quartz iIlite Kaolinite Chlorite Total clay Calcite Siderite Dolomite Total carbonate
Opalinus 13.5 44.2 18.1 3.4 65.7 12.8 0.7 1.3 14.1
Haynesville 24.1 43.2 0.9 0.6 44.7 17.9 0 3.0 20.9
Longmaxi 36.3 35.6 0.8 0 36.4 2.0 0 10.3 12.3
Eagle ford 20.0 3.4 2.2 0 5.6 60 0 4.0 64