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Rock Physics of Shale - Stanford University

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What is <strong>Shale</strong>?<br />

Wentworth Scale <strong>of</strong> grain size<br />

φ = −log 2 d<br />

€<br />

Mud<br />

( d < 30 µm)<br />

€<br />

Grain size<br />

(mm)<br />

φ<br />

Gary Mavko – <strong>Stanford</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> Laboratory<br />

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