NORMATIVE MINERALOGY OF OIL SHALE IN THE JUHAN CORE HOLE 4-1, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO.
By: John R. Dyni, James W. Baker, and Wayne Mountjoy
Edited by: Gary James H.
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Abstract
A procedure for calculating the quantities of normative minerals and kerogen in Colorado oil shale was developed and used to analyze a sequence of sodium-rich oil shales in a core hole near the depocenter of the Piceance Creek Basin in northwestern Colorado. The sequence of oil shales was found to average 48. 1 weight percent carbonate minerals, 32. 5 percent silicate minerals, 1. 9 percent pyrite, and 17. 5 percent kerogen. Dawsonite left bracket NaAl(OH)//2CO//3 right bracket and quartz are associated to a high degree in the vertical sequence, but no significant trends between mineral abundances and depth were noted.
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Dyni, J.R., Baker, J.W., Mountjoy, W., 1986, NORMATIVE MINERALOGY OF OIL SHALE IN THE JUHAN CORE HOLE 4-1, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO., in Oil Shale Symposium Proceedings, Golden, CO, USA, p. 9-26.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | NORMATIVE MINERALOGY OF OIL SHALE IN THE JUHAN CORE HOLE 4-1, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, COLORADO. |
| ISBN | 0918062675 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Colorado Sch of Mines Press |
| Publisher location | Golden, CO, USA |
| Larger Work Title | Oil Shale Symposium Proceedings |
| First page | 9 |
| Last page | 26 |
| Conference Title | Nineteenth Oil Shale Symposium Proceedings. |
| Conference Location | Golden, CO, USA |