Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1965 · 30 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeologyPetroleum GeologyPetrologySedimentologyGrain-size AnalysisParticle SizeRock TexturesSediment TextureSedimentary RocksShale Gas GeologyClay Particle Size AnalysisOrganic-rich Shale GeologyParticle OrientationSedimentary ArchitectureShale CharacterizationShale PetrologyShale Reservoir CharacterizationShale Sedimentology
Abstract Planes of fissility occur in zones of preferentially-oriented particles, and at the interfaces between organic material and zones of either strongly-oriented particles or randomly-oriented particles.