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Table 2 Mineral compositions and contents of the selected dolostones in the Middle Permian Lucaogou Formation in Jimusar Sag, eastern Junggar Basin

From: Hydrothermal-sedimentary dolomite — a case from the Middle Permian in eastern Junggar Basin, China

 

J37-A

J37-B

J174-A

Upper part sampled by a micro-drilla

Lower part sampled by a micro-drilla

Bulkb

Bulka

Upper part sampled by a micro-drilla

Lower part sampled by a micro-drilla

Bulkb

Dolomite (ferriferous)

72.80%

17.40%

52.00%

58.90%

68.00%

26.20%

50.00%

Albite

6.80%

23.80%

12.00%

 

18.10%

27.70%

23.00%

Potassium feldspar

8.20%

20.50%

12.00%

    

Buddingtonite

    

5.40%

37.40%

20.00%

Analcime

 

18.60%

10.00%

    

Quartz

12.20%

17.70%

14.00%

 

8.40%

3.90%

5.00%

Quartz (chalcedony)

   

41.10%

   

Calcite

     

4.80%

2.00%

Illite

 

2.00%

trace

    

Biotite

  

trace

    

Rock naming

Analcime-feldspar dolostone (AFD)

Silicic dolostone (SD)

Buddingtonite-albite dolostone (BAD)

  1. aanalyzed by XRD. The upper and lower parts denote the corresponding parts of the dolostone samples in Figs. 3e, 4a and 5a
  2. b estimated based on thin section observation and electron probe microanalysis