TABLE 1
Shale content of the different lithologies used on the ArcTem section (see Fig. 3). We assume that the shale fraction is mainly composed of phyllosilicates.
Lithology | Shale content |
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Benin sandstone | 0 |
Shaly MFS | 0.98 |
Shaly Slope | 0.98 |
Sandy shelf | 0.5 |
Shaly shelf | 0.5 |
Sandy transitional | 0.09 |
Sandy slope | 0.01 |
Mobile shale | 0.7 |
Cretaceouscarb | 0.01 |
Cretaceous carbshale | 0.7 |
Paleocene | 0.98 |