Diagenesis of Cretaceous sandstones of the Kootenay Formation at Elk Valley (southeastern British Columbia) and Mt Allan (southwestern Alberta)

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Oct 1980

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 44, Issue 10, pp.1425-1435

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Vitrinite reflectance data for two sections of the Kootenay Formation are different, but increase with depth. Illite crystallinities (XRD) are irregular with depth but detailed S.E.M. examination shows that crystal size and morphology increase with depth. At Elk Valley (low reflectance) S.E.M. examination shows kaolinite + dolomite as the authigenic assemblage. At Mt Allan (45 km north, higher reflectance) kaolinite disappears at 265 m and chlorite + calcite appears implying the equilibrium 5 CaMg ( CO 3 ) 2 + Al 2 Si 2 O 5 ( OH ) 4 + SiO 2 + H 2 O ag Mg 5 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ( OH ) 8 + 5 CaCO 3 + 5 CO 2 . (1) Equilibrium (1) involves CO 2 and H 2 O which form an immiscible fluid at diagenetic conditions. Thermochemical data, activity coefficients for the fluid mixture (Margules solution model), and fugacity coefficients allow the position of intersection of the miscibility surface and equilibria similar to (1) to be calculated. Maximum temperatures (180-250°C) in water-rich fluids are in accord with geothermal gradients of 33°C/km and temperatures from vitrinite reflectance (220°C). It is suggested that produced CO 2 may be responsible for the development of secondary porosity during deep burial.

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