Table 1 X-ray diffraction data of different Paleozoic studied rock units
Age | Fms. | S. No. | Mineral detected | Normal | Glycolated | Heated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dA0 | І/Io | 2θ | dA0 | І/Io | 2θ | dA0 | І/Io | 2θ | ||||||
Paleozoic | Late Paleozoic | Early Carboniferous | Magharet El Maiah | 75 | Kaolinite | 3.37 | 100 | 26.39 | 3.35 | 100 | 26.57 | – | – | – |
Illite | 10.30 | 3.09 | 8.58 | 10.07 | 3.33 | 8.77 | 3.38 | 100 | 26.34 | |||||
73 | Kaolinite | 3.36 | 100 | 26.45 | 26.53 | 100 | 3.35 | – | – | – | ||||
Illite | 10.24 | 3.94 | 8.63 | 10.22 | 3.94 | 8.65 | 3.37 | 100 | 26.44 | |||||
66 | Kaolinite | 7.17 | 100 | 12.33 | 7.16 | 100 | 12.36 | – | – | – | ||||
Illite | 3.07 | 12.50 | 29.07 | 3.06 | 17.22 | 29.10 | 3.34 | 100 | 26.63 | |||||
El Hashash | 62 | Kaolinite | 7.18 | 100 | 12.32 | 7.19 | 100 | 12.30 | – | – | – | |||
Illite | 4.48 | 7.18 | 19.77 | 4.48 | 8.81 | 19.80 | 3.36 | 100 | 26.44 | |||||
Early Paleozoic | Cambro-Ordovician | Adedia | 40 | Kaolinite | 7.21 | 100 | 12.26 | 7.22 | 100 | 12.24 | – | – | – | |
Illite | 10.16 | 73.63 | 8.69 | 10.18 | 59.77 | 8.68 | 3.37 | 100 | 26.40 | |||||
Abu Hamata | 30 | Kaolinite | 7.19 | 100 | 12.30 | 7.24 | 100 | 12.21 | – | – | – | |||
Illite | 3.35 | 37.86 | 26.54 | 3.36 | 43.16 | 26.51 | 3.37 | 100 | 26.40 | |||||
25 | Kaolinite | 7.18 | 100 | 12.32 | 7.23 | 100 | 12.23 | – | – | – | ||||
Illite | 10.08 | 13.30 | 8.76 | 10.25 | 15.14 | 8.62 | 10.07 | 100 | 8.77 | |||||