Since 1961, the writer has studied on the mineralogy of sedimentary rocks in the oil field areas of Japan and analyzed over a thousand rock samples mainly by X-ray diffraction method.
In this paper, the writer discuseed the influences of various gelogical factors upon the mineral compostions in sedimentary rocks. The results were concluded as follows:
1. The mineral compositions in sedimentary rocks have been influenced by the difference of parent materials which were brought at the first stage of sedimentation. For instance, the mineral compositions of tuffs or sand stones are differed considerably from those of mud stones.
2. These variations are also influenced by the difference of sedimentary environment. Namely, the sedimentary rocks formed in the marine environment contain such minerals as montmorillonite, illite and chlorite, as well as calcite especially in the bathyal environment. On the other hand, the sedimentary rocks formed in the littoral environment or lagoon contain such minerals as kaolin, illite and chlorite.
3. The hydrothermal actions caused by the intrusion of volcanic rocks have influenced strongly to the mineral compositions of sedimentary rocks. In these cases, hydrothermal minerals such as sericite, chlorite and feldspars are formed.
4. Even in the same basin, the lower formations are generally characterized by the much more contents of illite and chlorite than those of montmorillonite, because the formers are considered to be more stable minerals than the latter through the diagenesis. While it is also remarkable that secondary minerals such as calcite and quartz have been formed under the compression effect during the process of diagenesis.
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