Research Article
Effects of Bedding Geometry and Cementation Strength on Shale Tensile Strength Based on Discrete Element Method
Table 3
Clay mineral analysis of test specimens.
| | Label | Total nonclay | Total clay | | Quartz | Plagioclase | Calcite | Ankerite/Fe-Dolomite | Pyrite | Illite/Smectite (I/S) | Illite | Kaolinite | Chlorite |
| | A-0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 15 | | A-45 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 15 | | A-90 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 14 | | B-0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 14 | | B-45 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 13 | | B-90 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 12 |
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