Mechanical-Chemical-Mineralogical Controls on Permeability Evolution of Shale Fractures

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(a) Mineralogical composition of shale samples used in experiment, (b) 20 grit silicon carbide, (c) Longmaxi shale, (d) Green River shale, and (e) Marcellus shale.

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