Logging Tool Response in Sedimentary Minerals

Appendix B
Name

Formula

LOG
(g/cm3)

SNP
(p.u.)

CNL
(p.u.)

APS
(p.u.)

(sec/ft)

(sec/ft)

Pe

(farad/m)

tp
GR
(nsec/m) (API units)

(c.u.)

Clays
Kaolinite

Al4Si4O10(OH)8

2.41

34

~37

~34

1.8

4.4

~5.8

~8.0

80130

14

Chlorite

(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4
O10(OH)8

2.76

37

~52

~35

6.3

17

~5.8

~8.0

180250

25

Illite

K11.5Al4(Si76.5,Al11.5)
O20(OH)4

2.52

20

~30

~17

3.5

8.7

~5.8

~8.0

250300

18

Montmorillonite

(Ca,Na)7(Al,Mg,Fe)4
(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4(H2O)n

2.12

~60

~60

2.0

4.0

~5.8

~8.0

150200

14

Halite

NaCl

2.04

21

67.0

4.7

9.5

5.66.3

7.98.4

754

Anhydrite

CaSO4

2.98

50

5.1

15

6.3

8.4

12

Gypsum

CaSO4(H2O)2

2.35

50+

60+

60

52

4.0

9.4

4.1

6.8

19

Trona

Na2CO3NaHCO3H2O

2.08

24

35

65

0.71

1.5

16

Tachhydrite

CaCl2(MgCl2)2(H2O)12

1.66

50+

60+

92

3.8

6.4

406

Sylvite

KCl

1.86

8.5

16

Carnalite

KClMgCl2(H2O)6

1.57

41

60+

4.1

Langbeinite

K2SO4(MgSO4)2

2.82

Polyhalite

K2SO4Mg
SO4(CaSO4)2(H2O)2

2.79

14

Kainite

MgSO4KCl(H2O)3

2.12

Kieserite

MgSO4H2)

Epsomite

Evaporites
120

500+

565

6.4

~220

369

3.6

10

~290

24

25

4.3

12

~200

24

40

60+

3.5

7.4

~245

195

2.59

38

43

1.8

4.7

14

MgSO4(H2O)7

1.71

50+

60+

1.2

2.0

21

Bischofite

MgCl2(H2O)6

1.54

50+

60+

2.6

4.0

323

Barite

BaSO4

4.09

267

1090

6.8

Celestite

SrSO4

3.79

55

209

7.9

Pyrite

FeS2

4.99

17

85

90

Marcasite

FeS2

4.87

17

83

88

Pyrrhotite

Fe7S8

4.53

21

93

94

Sphalerite

ZnS

3.85

36

138

Chalopyrite

CuFeS2

4.07

27

109

102

Galena

PbS

6.39

1630

10,400

13

Sulfur

2.02

122

5.4

11

20

Anthracite

CH.358N.009O.022

1.47

37

38

105

0.16

0.23

8.7

Bituminous

CH.793N.015O.078

1.24

50+

60+

120

0.17

0.21

14

Lignite

CH.849N.015O.211

1.19

47

52

160

0.20

0.24

13

100

4.64.8

7.27.3

Sulfides
39.2

62.1

7.88.1

9.39.5

25

Coals

APS

porosity derived from near-to-array ratio (APLC)

value, which may vary for individual samples

Mean

For more information see Reference 41.

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