DIFFUSIVITY OF IONS IN PORE WATER AS A QUANTITATIVE BASIS FOR ROCK DEFORMATION RATE ESTIMATES
DIFFUSIVITY OF IONS IN PORE WATER AS A QUANTITATIVE BASIS FOR ROCK DEFORMATION RATE ESTIMATES
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DOI:
10.1016/0040-1951(94)00234-z
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发表时间:
1995-05
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2.9
通讯作者:
S. Nakashima
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作者:
S. Nakashima
A systematic treatment of diffusion of ions in rock pore water is presented in order to provide data suitable for quantitatively addressing water-rock interaction problems including the influence of fluids on rock deformation. Diffusivity of ions in water-saturated, high-porosity sediments is primarily controlled by total porosity øtotand grain size. Diffusivity of ions in water-saturated, medium-porosity rocks (øtot= 0.005 to 0.5) is mainly controlled by the transport porosity øtra(> 5 nm), but is influenced by the tortuosity difference between fast pathways through interconnected micropores and slow pathways including nanopores (less than 25 nm). The effective diffusivity Devs. øtotrelations obtained are potentially useful for the prediction of diffusion coefficients in rocks and also their time-dependence during water-rock interactions. Based on the above and literature data, the value ranges at 25°C of “pore-water diffusion” coefficients (Dpw) and of “grain-boundary diffusion” coefficients (Dgb) are evaluated. Comparison of these with recent higher temperature data suggests low activation energies estimated for both Dpwand Dgb(15 kJ mol−1). Representative Dgbvalue trends thus obtained yield “wet” grain-boundary diffusion coefficients Dgbof the order of 10−14m2s−1at 150–350°C. An example calculation of strain rates in fluid-assisted rock deformation such as pressure solution is given based on the method of Shimizu using the above Dgbvalues. The strain rates at 350°C with typical grain size (d = 0.1 mm), differential stress (σ = 100 MPa) and typical grain-boundary width of about 1–10 nm are estimated to be very fast around 10−11to 10−9s−1via diffusion through “wetted” grain boundaries. Very slow strain rates of about 10−17s−1are estimated for “non-wetted” deformation. Wetting characteristics of grain boundaries and the nature of aqueous fluid films have a significant role in the enhancement of rock deformation, especially for low-porosity rocks.