This digital data release includes the results of qualitative clay mineral X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of selected samples from Alberta stratigraphic units evaluated for their shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbon resource potential. The strata evaluated include the
- basal Banff Formation,
- Colorado Group,
- Duvernay Formation,
- Exshaw Formation,
- Montney Formation,
- Muskwa Formation,
- Wilrich Member,
- Nordegg Member, and
- Rierdon Formation.
Data for other stratigraphic units are also included in this file: bantry shale member, beaverhill lake group, belle fourche formation, blackstone formation, bluesky formation, cardium formation, dunvegan formation, fernie formation, first white specks member, fish scales formation, fort simpson formation, joli fou formation, kaskapau formation, lea park formation, majeau lake member, medicine hat member, muskiki formation, paddy member, peace river formation, poker chip shale, sawtooth formation, second white specks formation, shaftesbury formation, viking formation, wapiabi formation, westgate formation
Rokosh, C.D., Crocq, C.S., Pawlowicz, J.G. and Brazzoni, T. (2017): Qualitative clay mineral x-ray diffraction analysis results of samples from Alberta stratigraphic units evaluated for their shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbon resource potential (tabular data, tab-delimited format); Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Digital Data 2016-0004.