Development and Evolution of the Size of Polygonal Fracture Systems during Fluid-Solid Separation in Clay-Rich Deposits

Teodolina Lopez; Raphaël Antoine; José Darrozes; Michel Rabinowicz; David Baratoux

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Teodolina Lopez, Raphaël Antoine, José Darrozes, Michel Rabinowicz, David Baratoux. Development and Evolution of the Size of Polygonal Fracture Systems during Fluid-Solid Separation in Clay-Rich Deposits. Journal of Earth Science, 2018, 29(6): 1319-1334. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0814-9

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Teodolina Lopez, Raphaël Antoine, José Darrozes, Michel Rabinowicz, David Baratoux. Development and Evolution of the Size of Polygonal Fracture Systems during Fluid-Solid Separation in Clay-Rich Deposits. Journal of Earth Science, 2018, 29(6): 1319-1334. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0814-9

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Teodolina Lopez, Raphaël Antoine, José Darrozes, Michel Rabinowicz, David Baratoux. Development and Evolution of the Size of Polygonal Fracture Systems during Fluid-Solid Separation in Clay-Rich Deposits. Journal of Earth Science, 2018, 29(6): 1319-1334. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0814-9

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Development and Evolution of the Size of Polygonal Fracture Systems during Fluid-Solid Separation in Clay-Rich Deposits

doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0814-9

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CESBIO, Université de Toulouse, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UPS, Toulouse, France
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International Space Science Institute(ISSI), Bern, Switzerland
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CEREMA, Laboratoire Régional de Rouen, Groupe Sciences de la Terre, CS 90245, F-76121 Le Grand Quevilly, France
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GET, Université de Toulouse, UPS/CNRS/IRD/CNES, Toulouse, France
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Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire(IFAN), Cheikh Anta Dio, Dakar, Senegal

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Corresponding author: Teodolina Lopez
Received Date: 10 Nov 2016
Accepted Date: 27 Mar 2017
Publish Date: 01 Dec 2018

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In continental and oceanic conditions, clay-rich deposits are characterised by the development of polygonal fracture systems (PFS). PFS can increase the vertical permeability of clay-rich deposits (mean permeability ≤ 10^-16 m²) and are pathways for fluids. On continents, the width of PFS ranges from centimeters to hundreds of meters, while in oceanic contexts they are up to a few kilometers large. These structures are linked to water-solid separation during deposition, consolidation and complete fluid squeeze of the clay horizon. During the last few decades, modeling of melt migration in partially molten plastic rocks led to rigorous quantifications of two-phase flows with a particular emphasis on 2D and 3D induced flow structures. The numerical modeling shows that the melt migrates on distances almost equal to a few times the compaction length L that depends on permeability and viscosity. Consequently, polygonal structures in partially molten plastic rocks are resulted from the melt-rock separation and their sizes are proportional to L. Applying these results to fluid-solid separation in clay-rich horizons, we show that (1) centimetric to kilometric PFS are resulted from the dramatic increase of L during compaction and (2), this process involves agglomerates with 100 μm to 1 mm size.
- compaction,
- clay deposit,
- agglomerates,
- polygonal fractures,
- desiccation cracks

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